Movies like Overkill
If Overkill's mix of yakuza, revenge and undercover cop stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Overkill's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 254 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza, revenge · Also crime and thriller
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 111 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza, revenge
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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Ninja Assassin
2009 · Directed by James McTeigue · 99 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: revenge
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is…
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · Directed by Mark L. Lester · 79 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza
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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Crying Freeman
1995 · Directed by Christophe Gans · 102 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza
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.