Movies like Scoundrel
If Scoundrel's mix of yakuza, gokudo and 任侠 stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Scoundrel's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Yakuza
1974 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 112 min7.1
Why you'll like itWith Kyōsuke Machida · Shares: yakuza · Also crime and drama
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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Branded to Kill
1967 · Directed by Seijun Suzuki · 91 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film · From the same decade (1960s)
After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
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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 · From the same decade (1960s)
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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Black Rain
1989 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 125 min6.6
Why you'll like itWith Tomisaburō Wakayama · Shares: yakuza
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan.
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Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
1998 · Directed by Kenji Kodama · 100 min7.2
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese crime film
Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge.
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Zatoichi
2003 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
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.
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Demon City
2025 · Directed by Seiji Tanaka · 106 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese crime 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.