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Kanopy
88
7.9
/25767/
80
/959/
78
/404/
4.3
/130129/
100
/58/
93
/724/
87
/18/

Tampopo (1985)
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.7
/5092/
76
/115/
73
/110/
4.0
/14904/
92
/12/
92
/45/

Pale Flower (1964)
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
poster
82
IMDb 75
8.2
/1279860/
81
/33818/
79
/18347/
4.2
/2555083/
85
/238/
81
/1050705/
69
/43/
cc age 18+

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
poster
82
7.7
/35090/
77
/806/
76
/740/
4.2
/67082/
96
/24/
92
/611/
83
/17/

Fireworks (1997)
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
poster
Hoopla
81
7.7
/11729/
78
/594/
74
/311/
4.2
/51353/
100
/14/
92
/232/
66
/6/
7.7
/35215/
cc age 16+

Mind Game (2004)
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
poster
Hoopla
81
7.8
/52588/
80
/2388/
79
/1420/
4.2
/211788/
92
/77/
91
/913/
75
/25/
8.2
/160371/
cc age 13+

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
poster
Disney Plus
81
8.4
/1409004/
84
/57801/
82
/26994/
3.9
/2969459/
94
/552/
90
/20565/
78
/57/
cc age 13+

Avengers: Endgame (2019)
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.9
/169912/
80
/9412/
79
/3691/
4.1
/373585/
95
/62/
89
/4415/
76
/14/
8.2
/354836/
cc age 15+

Ghost in the Shell (1995)
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
poster
80
7.4
/24882/
74
/636/
75
/666/
4.1
/54450/
93
/27/
89
/406/
73
/22/

Sonatine (1993)
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.8
/15908/
78
/1268/
74
/441/
3.6
/7933/
100
/8/
82
/65/
7.9
/40638/
cc age 16+

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.
poster
Disney Plus
80
7.8
/543006/
80
/37918/
77
/16197/
3.8
/1404496/
90
/226/
91
/5917/
74
/39/
cc age 7+

Big Hero 6 (2014)
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
79
7.6
/14426/
75
/315/
76
/294/
3.9
/28156/
94
/16/
89
/222/

Drunken Angel (1948)
In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.4
/52977/
74
/1265/
72
/915/
3.7
/25062/
87
/123/
88
/1672/
75
/33/
cc age 17+

Zatoichi (2003)
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
poster
82
78
7.6
/7753/
76
/225/
75
/156/
4.2
/20177/
100
/18/
87
/130/
77
/5/

The Taste of Tea (2004)
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.
poster
76
7.5
/15328/
75
/648/
73
/397/
4.1
/30620/
77
/22/
88
/950/
65
/9/
7.9
/47228/

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
76
7.2
/10920/
70
/280/
72
/244/
3.9
/30986/
100
/26/
84
/267/

Branded to Kill (1967)
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
poster
Kanopy
76
6.9
/3070/
66
/92/
65
/94/
3.6
/4202/
100
/40/
77
/4/
84
/16/

Harmonium (2016)
Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
poster
Hulu
75
6.6
/8075/
69
/637/
72
/506/
3.3
/13467/
100
/13/
95
/27/

The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.
poster
75
7.5
/17852/
73
/299/
76
/341/
3.9
/13668/
72
/39/
88
/550/
71
/16/

Dolls (2002)
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to his boss' daughter.
poster
75
7.1
/9481/
74
/466/
73
/309/
4.0
/22165/
83
/41/
80
/73/
68
/11/

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
poster
Kanopy
75
74
7.1
/13923/
71
/371/
72
/394/
3.8
/28371/
83
/6/
81
/214/

Violent Cop (1989)
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
poster
FXNow
74
7.6
/731752/
78
/48008/
74
/18773/
3.5
/1564468/
83
/417/
85
/4268/
66
/51/
cc age 17+

Deadpool 2 (2018)
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
6.7
/8675/
68
/496/
67
/320/
3.5
/26974/
98
/121/
88
/3/
77
/25/

First Love (2019)
One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
74
7.1
/10377/
73
/282/
71
/200/
3.8
/40471/
93
/14/
79
/283/

Tokyo Drifter (1966)
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
poster
81
74
7.4
/7230/
75
/168/
69
/329/
4.0
/16024/
100
/5/
89
/99/

Kids Return (1996)
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.
poster
Netflix
73
6.5
/10547/
67
/1173/
72
/291/
3.4
/28055/
92
/24/
78
/76/
73
/4/
cc age 17+

The Shadow Strays (2024)
Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she'll destroy anyone in her path.
poster
78
73
7.5
/11862/
74
/174/
72
/157/
3.9
/10353/
90
/40/
90
/608/
73
/15/

Last Life in the Universe (2003)
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
poster
73
7.4
/42201/
75
/2124/
73
/932/
3.9
/40055/
65
/98/
80
/1416/
68
/27/
7.7
/92737/
cc age 15+

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."
poster
Kanopy
76
72
7.0
/7794/
72
/302/
68
/180/
3.6
/7270/
100
/5/
75
/38/

Nameless Gangster (2012)
A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.9
/63187/
71
/1667/
69
/1048/
3.6
/122777/
63
/38/
82
/3777/
55
/10/

Ichi the Killer (2001)
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.9
/19397/
71
/705/
73
/536/
3.5
/8725/
71
/38/
73
/1074/

Chocolate (2008)
Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
7.3
/2438/
70
/52/
67
/38/
3.8
/4582/
75
/12/
87
/33/

A Taxing Woman (1987)
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
poster
71
7.1
/15754/
72
/539/
69
/374/
3.7
/24730/
75
/24/
74
/141/
66
/5/

Cold Fish (2011)
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
poster
72
71
7.0
/9457/
73
/407/
71
/365/
3.6
/11659/
78
/240/

Crows Zero (2007)
The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.
poster
Netflix
70
6.6
/15480/
69
/1296/
69
/493/
3.5
/50533/
79
/34/
81
/25/
67
/10/
cc age 16+

Kill Boksoon (2023)
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
poster
70
7.7
/23362/
76
/583/
74
/569/
4.0
/31739/
61
/51/
92
/621/
44
/25/

Kikujiro (1999)
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.
poster
76
69
7.2
/4932/
71
/170/
71
/101/
4.0
/32934/
87
/132/

Blue Spring (2001)
Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.
poster
75
69
7.1
/5200/
72
/187/
70
/167/
4.0
/22420/
100
/21/
71
/36/
66
/9/

Himizu (2011)
After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
69
7.5
/6019/
73
/201/
71
/154/
3.7
/9754/
87
/3266/

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
poster
73
69
7.2
/5794/
74
/258/
72
/230/
3.6
/6377/
77
/84/

Crows Zero II (2009)
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.
poster
Kanopy
69
6.8
/15433/
70
/542/
68
/443/
3.6
/17824/
82
/44/
65
/265/

Outrage (2010)
When 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.
poster
77
68
7.4
/4697/
73
/138/
73
/116/
3.8
/11563/
90
/116/

Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
poster
74
68
7.2
/5446/
70
/205/
70
/169/
3.9
/18642/
83
/3018/

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
67
7.3
/4167/
73
/83/
69
/85/
3.8
/9082/
86
/7/
90
/95/

Youth of the Beast (1963)
When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
poster
67
7.2
/11370/
71
/249/
71
/201/
3.7
/13162/
49
/55/
72
/151/

The Yakuza (1974)
When 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 investigate.
poster
70
67
6.9
/13268/
71
/271/
67
/226/
3.7
/17287/
71
/56/
80
/662/
58
/19/

Gozu (2003)
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
poster
Disney Plus
67
6.7
/518713/
69
/22596/
64
/10018/
3.0
/505561/
71
/259/
69
/8505/
61
/46/

The Wolverine (2013)
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
poster
Fandor
75
66
6.7
/4313/
71
/95/
68
/100/
3.7
/6006/
100
/5/
71
/130/

Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.


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