7 Best Japanese Gangster Movies

Khuraijam Roger Singh
Sep 18, 2024

The Yakuza (1974)

A neo-noir crime drama film and is about a retired American detective who returns to Japan after decades away to rescue his friend's daughter, kidnapped by the eponymous crime syndicate.

Hell Dogs (2022)

A Japanese crime thriller that follows Shogo Kanetaka, a traumatized former police officer seeking revenge for the murder of his loved one.

Twilight of the Yakuza( 2013)

The film is about Yakuza, Japan's organized crime syndicate. The film provides an intimate look at the lives of several Yakuza members, including a former enforcer, a Yakuza boss, and a Yakuza consultant.

The Outsider (2018 film)

A Japanese-American action thriller film, the story follows Nick Lowell, an ex-United States Marine Corps Captain and the only non-Japanese inmate in an Osaka prison who joins the Yakuza.

Yakuza and the Family (2020)

A Japanese crime drama that tells the story of Kenji Yamamoto, a young man who becomes involved with the Yakuza, and his journey from a troubled teenager to a respected member of the Yakuza.

Yakuza Princess ( 2021)

The story follows the leader of a yakuza syndicate who is killed in Japan. His only heir, a baby, is sent to Brazil. Twenty years later in São Paulo, Akemi discovers she has inherited half of the yakuza clan, and the other half wants her dead.

Drunken Angel (1948)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa, the film centers around Sanada, an alcoholic doctor in postwar Japan who treats a small-time yakuza named Matsunaga after a gunfight with a rival syndicate and develops a special bond.

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