THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese crime

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Irishman
The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
2011 · Philippe Grandrieux
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield
Gatao: The Last Stray
Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih
Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection
1972 · Fernando Di Leo
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Takashi Miike Japan

His prolific career spans extreme crime narratives from yakuza films to psychological thrillers that push boundaries of violence and morality.

 Kinji Fukasaku Japan

Pioneer of the Japanese crime genre who created iconic yakuza series and explored organized crime with visceral realism and social commentary.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Examines crime and morality through humanistic lenses, exploring how ordinary people navigate criminal acts and ethical dilemmas in contemporary Japan.