Movies like Crows Zero
If Crows Zero's mix of martial arts, japan and smoking stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Crows Zero's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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First Love
2019 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 108 min6.7
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Takashi Miike · Shares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film
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…
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Beyond Outrage
2012 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 112 min7.0
Why you'll like itWith Kenta Kiritani · Shares: japan, yakuza · Also a Japanese action film
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 111 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, japan, yakuza · Also action and crime · From the same decade (2000s)
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · Directed by Mark L. Lester · 79 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, yakuza · Also action and comedy
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his…
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Branded to Kill
1967 · Directed by Seijun Suzuki · 91 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
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Demon City
2025 · Directed by Seiji Tanaka · 106 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: criminal · Also a Japanese action film
Framed for his family's murder and left for dead, an ex-hitman will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the masked "demons" who have taken over his city.
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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996 · Directed by Paris Barclay · 89 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: gang · Also comedy and crime
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who…
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Unleashed
2005 · Directed by Louis Leterrier · 103 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also action and crime · From the same decade (2000s)
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the…
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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday
2022 · Directed by Harry Kirby · 96 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also action and comedy
The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father…
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Rush Hour 2
2001 · Directed by Brett Ratner · 90 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also action and comedy · From the same decade (2000s)
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be…
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 95 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also action and crime
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence.
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Crying Freeman
1995 · Directed by Christophe Gans · 102 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza · Also action and crime
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist.