THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza rivalry

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blues Harp
Blues Harp
1998 · Takashi Miike
Pumpkin Pie Wars
Pumpkin Pie Wars
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
The Color of Money
The Color of Money
1986 · Martin Scorsese
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Despicable Me
Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kinji Fukasaku Japan

Pioneer of the yakuza genre who created the seminal 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series, directly establishing yakuza rivalry as a central cinematic exploration.

 Junichi Suzuki Japan

His stylish yakuza films like 'Branded to Kill' present gang rivalry through experimental visual language and subversive narrative structures that deconstruct the genre itself.