THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza code

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003 · Edward Zwick
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel
1948 · Akira Kurosawa
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
1973 · Kon Ichikawa
Windtalkers
Windtalkers
2002 · John Woo
Three
Three
1965 · Tadashi Sawashima
The Bloody Escape
The Bloody Escape
1975 · Chang Cheh
The Mechanic
The Mechanic
2011 · Simon West
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · Mark L. Lester
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman
1995 · Christophe Gans
Mantis
Mantis
2025 · Lee Tae-sung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kinji Fukasaku Japan

Pioneer of the 'yakuza eiga' genre who created the definitive 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series depicting the strict codes and hierarchies of gang life.

 Junichi Suzuki Japan

His avant-garde yakuza films like 'Branded to Kill' challenge and deconstruct traditional yakuza codes through experimental visual storytelling.