THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza organized crime

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku

Shinjuku Triad Society

Shinjuku Triad Society
1995 · Takashi Miike

7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia

Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay

The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese

Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak

La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi

Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney

Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes

Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin

The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu

A War Named Desire

A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai

Crying Freeman
1995 · Christophe Gans

Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah

Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau

Gatao: The Last Stray

Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih

Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield

Infernal Affairs II

Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.

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
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
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 revolutionized yakuza cinema by depicting organized crime with unflinching realism and documentary-style intensity.

Masaki Kobayashi Japan

Films like 'Harakiri' and 'Kwaidan' explore honor, violence, and institutional corruption through the lens of feudal and modern Japanese society.