Movies like Two Punks
If Two Punks's mix of yakuza and mafia stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Two Punks's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Crows Zero
2007 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 130 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza, mafia · Also a Japanese crime film
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.
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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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The Yakuza
1974 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 112 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza, mafia
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.
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Tokyo Drifter
1966 · Directed by Seijun Suzuki · 83 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo.
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Beyond Outrage
2012 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 112 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime 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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Outrage
2010 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 109 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film
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.
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · Directed by Mark L. Lester · 79 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza · From the same decade (1990s)
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…