THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza crime syndicates

12 films · 2 directors

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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
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Family Business
Family Business
1989 · Sidney Lumet
He Laughed Last
He Laughed Last
1956 · Blake Edwards
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Jinsei Gekijo: Hishakaku to Kiratsune
Jinsei Gekijo: Hishakaku to Kiratsune
1968 · Tomu Uchida
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kinji Fukasaku Japan

His 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series pioneered the modern yakuza genre, depicting organized crime with unflinching realism and complex character psychology.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

While not exclusively focused on yakuza, films like 'Shoplifters' examine the lives of society's marginalized within systems controlled by crime syndicates, exploring human dignity amid criminality.