Films like Shoplifters
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried...
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Museum
Film · 2016 · also drama and thrillerIn Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to...
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The Yakuza
Film · 1974 · also crime and dramaWhen George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to invest...
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The World of Kanako
Film · 2014 · also crime and thrillerWhen Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresse...
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Vengeance Is Mine
Film · 1979 · also crime and dramaA thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
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Outrage Coda
Film · 2017 · also crime and dramaFive years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions...
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Outrage
Film · 2010 · also crime and dramaWhen a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.
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Himizu
Film · 2012 · also crime and dramaTwo 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying...
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Brother
Film · 2000 · also crime and dramaA Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Film · 1973 · also crime and dramaRepeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's...
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A Family
Film · 2021 · also crime and dramaTaken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.
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