THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza crime families

30 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Shinjuku Triad Society
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995 · Takashi Miike
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Irishman
The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
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
Crying Freeman
Crying Freeman
1995 · Christophe Gans
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
Gatao: The Last Stray
Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield
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
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kinji Fukasaku Japan

His 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series defined the violent yakuza crime film genre with raw realism and moral complexity.