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Yakuza Movies

by brunobiaggioli • Created 4 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
A list with most recommended Yakuza movies for me to watch.
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  • The Yakuza (1974)

    1. The Yakuza

    19741h 52mR
    7.2 (11K)
    American private-eye Harry Kilmer returns to Japan to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the Yakuza.
    DirectorSydney PollackStarsRobert MitchumKen TakakuraEiji Okada
  • Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)

    2. Black Rain

    19892h 5mR56Metascore
    6.6 (62K)
    Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsMichael DouglasAndy GarciaKen Takakura
  • Michitarô Mizushima and Mari Shiraki in Underworld Beauty (1958)

    3. Underworld Beauty

    19581h 27m
    7.0 (650)
    Released from prison, a gangster (Michitaro Mizushima) retrieves diamonds sought by fellow yakuza.
    DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsMichitarô MizushimaMari ShirakiHideaki Nitani
  • Tattooed Life (1965)

    4. Tattooed Life

    19651h 27m
    7.1 (1.2K)
    After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.
    DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsHideki TakahashiMasako IzumiHiroko Itô
  • Tokyo Drifter (1966)

    5. Tokyo Drifter

    19661h 22mNot Rated
    7.1 (10K)
    After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
    DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsTetsuya WatariChieko MatsubaraHideaki Nitani
  • Annu Mari, Mariko Ogawa, and Jô Shishido in Branded to Kill (1967)

    6. Branded to Kill

    19671h 31mNot Rated
    7.2 (11K)
    After a botched assignment, a rice-fetishizing hitman finds himself in conflict with his organization, and one mysterious, dangerous fellow-hitman in particular.
    DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoMariko OgawaAnnu Mari
  • Keisatsukan (1933)

    7. Keisatsukan

    19332h 1m
    7.2 (158)
    Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex relationship is established between them.
    DirectorTomu UchidaStarsEiji NakanoIsamu KosugiTaisuke Matsumoto
  • Dragnet Girl (1933)

    8. Dragnet Girl

    19331h 40m78Metascore
    6.9 (1.2K)
    A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.
    DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsKinuyo TanakaJôji OkaSumiko Mizukubo
  • Yûjirô Ishihara and Mie Kitahara in I Am Waiting (1957)

    9. I Am Waiting

    19571h 31m
    7.0 (1.1K)
    A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.
    DirectorKoreyoshi KuraharaStarsYûjirô IshiharaMie KitaharaIsamu Kosugi
  • Hiroyuki Nagato and Jitsuko Yoshimura in Pigs and Battleships (1961)

    10. Pigs and Battleships

    19611h 48mNot Rated
    7.4 (2.7K)
    A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.
    DirectorShôhei ImamuraStarsHiroyuki NagatoJitsuko YoshimuraMasao Mishima
  • Jô Shishido in Youth of the Beast (1963)

    11. Youth of the Beast

    19631h 32mNot Rated
    7.3 (4.1K)
    A violent thug plays opposing yakuza bosses against each other.
    DirectorSeijun SuzukiStarsJô ShishidoMisako WatanabeTamio Kawaji
  • Pale Flower (1964)

    12. Pale Flower

    19641h 36mNot Rated
    7.7 (4.8K)
    A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
    DirectorMasahiro ShinodaStarsRyô IkebeMariko KagaTakashi Fujiki
  • Cash Calls Hell (1966)

    13. Cash Calls Hell

    19661h 32m
    7.4 (445)
    Fresh out of prison, a broken man reluctantly takes a job to kill three men, but changes his mind when some gangsters target the same men. He then tries to find out why the men are being targeted in the first place.
    DirectorHideo GoshaStarsTatsuya NakadaiIchirô NakataniHisashi Igawa
  • A Certain Killer (1967)

    14. A Certain Killer

    19671h 22m
    6.7 (295)
    A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
    DirectorKazuo MoriStarsRaizô IchikawaMikio NaritaYumiko Nogawa
  • A Colt Is My Passport (1967)

    15. A Colt Is My Passport

    19671h 24m
    7.4 (2.5K)
    A hit man is hired to kill a mob boss. After the deed is done, he and his driver are wanted dead by rival gangs who joined forces.
    DirectorTakashi NomuraStarsJô ShishidoJerry FujioChitose Kobayashi
  • Nippon no akuryo (1970)

    16. Nippon no akuryo

    19701h 30m
    7.0 (120)
    Murase is a bodyguard in a yakuza group. Ochiai is a police officer who once was a student activist. When they meet, they are surprised how identical they look. They decide to trade places with each other.
    DirectorKazuo KurokiStarsYôsuke EnomotoTatsumi HijikataEiko Horii
  • The Wolves (1971)

    17. The Wolves

    19712h 11m
    7.2 (657)
    After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, a gangster gets released early - only to find that his ex-gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, bloodshed is bound to begin anew.
    DirectorHideo GoshaStarsRumi AikiHideyo AmamotoNoboru Andô
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

    18. Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    19731h 39mNot Rated
    7.4 (4.6K)
    During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsBunta SugawaraHiroki MatsukataKunie Tanaka
  • Onimasa (1982)

    19. Onimasa

    19822h 26m
    6.9 (612)
    A yakuza melodrama, covering decades in the lives of Boss Onimasa, his adopted daughter Matsue, and his biological daughter Hanako.
    DirectorHideo GoshaStarsTatsuya NakadaiMasako NatsumeAkiko Nakamura
  • Sonatine (1993)

    20. Sonatine

    19931h 34mR73Metascore
    7.5 (24K)
    Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoAya KokumaiTetsu Watanabe
  • Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

    21. Sympathy for the Underdog

    19711h 33m
    7.3 (1.2K)
    A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
    DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsKôji TsurutaTomisaburô WakayamaTsunehiko Watase
  • Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, and Claude Maki in Brother (2000)

    22. Brother

    20001h 54m47Metascore
    7.1 (25K)
    A Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoClaude MakiOmar Epps
  • Takeshi Kitano in Outrage (2010)

    23. Outrage

    20101h 49mR67Metascore
    6.8 (15K)
    The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoKippei ShînaRyô Kase
  • Takeshi Kitano in Beyond Outrage (2012)

    24. Beyond Outrage

    20121h 50mR53Metascore
    6.7 (7.6K)
    As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsToshiyuki NishidaTomokazu MiuraTakeshi Kitano
  • The Valiant Red Peony (1968)

    25. The Valiant Red Peony

    19681h 38mNot Rated
    6.9 (395)
    Oryu (Fuji Junko) is invited to stay with a local yakuza boss of a silk farming town. When a rival gang murders the boss Oryu takes it upon herself to protect his business and family.
    DirectorKôsaku YamashitaStarsSumiko FujiTomisaburô WakayamaMinoru Ôki

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