THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza debt

21 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
An Arcadian Maid
An Arcadian Maid
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Blazing Days
Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler
A Greek woman in a Harem
A Greek woman in a Harem
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
1979 · Sergio Corbucci
Searchers 2.0
Searchers 2.0
2007 · Alex Cox
The Lady Pays Off
The Lady Pays Off
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Repo Men
Repo Men
2010 · Miguel Sapochnik
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Pusher
Pusher
1996 · Nicolas Winding Refn
A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival
2006 · Yoo Ha
Bamako
Bamako
2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako
Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player
2025 · Edward Berger
Confidence
Confidence
2003 · James Foley
Nirvana
Nirvana
2008 · Igor Voloshin
Nos amis les flics
Nos amis les flics
2004 · Bob Swaim
Oligosaccharide The Movie
Oligosaccharide The Movie
2017 · No Zin-soo
The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way
1986 · Bo Widerberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Takashi Miike Japan

His films like 'Ichi the Killer' and 'Audition' viscerally explore yakuza violence, debt, and moral corruption through extreme body horror and psychological trauma.

 Kinji Fukasaku Japan

His 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series is the definitive cinematic examination of yakuza debt cycles, organizational betrayal, and the brutal economics of gang life.

 Junichi Suzuki Japan

His stylistically inventive yakuza films like 'Branded to Kill' deconstruct the genre's conventions while exploring themes of debt, obligation, and existential entrapment.