Movies like Level
If Level's mix of yakuza stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Level's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Fireworks
1997 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 103 min7.7
Why you'll like itWith Kenichi Yajima · Shares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film · From the same decade (1990s)
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With those close to him suffering their own tribulations, Nishi's methods become increasingly extreme.
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Sonatine
1993 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 94 min7.5
Why you'll like itWith Kenichi Yajima · Shares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film · From the same decade (1990s)
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.
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Brother
2000 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 113 min7.1
Why you'll like itWith Ryo Ishibashi · Shares: yakuza · Also a Japanese crime film
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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The Yakuza
1974 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 112 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: 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.