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Directed by Derek YeeOrigin Hong kongGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Crime,
PoliticThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Naoto Takenaka,
Fàn Bīngbīng (范冰冰),
Daniel Wu,
Masaya Katō,
Carlo Chin,
Jackie ChanRating68%
In the early 1990s, a tractor mechanic nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan) illegally enters Japan from China in search of his fiancée, Xiu-Xiu (Xu Jinglei) with the help of his "brother" Jie (Daniel Wu). Jie has taught Steelhead how to make a living by teaching him the trades of the underworld. One day, while illegally working as part of a clean-up crew in the sewers, Steelhead and his Chinese comrades are spotted by the police. Unwilling to get caught, Steelhead and the others run for their lives. In the ensuing turn of events, Steelhead saves Detective Kitano from drowning, and in gratitude, Kitano decides to stop pursuing Steelhead.
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Directed by Takeshi KitanoOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes La corruption policière,
Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Takeshi Kitano,
Ryō Kase,
Tomokazu Miura,
Jun Kunimura,
Tetta Sugimoto,
Eihi ShiinaRating68%
The film begins with a sumptuous banquet at the opulent estate of the Grand Yakuza leader Sekiuchi (Soichiro Kitamura), boss of the Sanno-kai, a huge organized crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, and he has invited the many Yakuza leaders under his control. After the formal conclusion of the banquet, Kato, the chief lieutenant of Sekiuchi, pulls one of the Yakuza leaders, Ikemoto, aside and makes plain that he is displeased with the news that Ikemoto has become friendly with a rival gang leader, Murase, while the two were unexpectedly imprisoned together. Kato orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and he immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo (Beat Takeshi), who runs his own crew.
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Directed by Takashi MiikeOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Takashi Miike,
Harumi Inoue,
Renji Ishibashi,
Narimi Arimori,
Shigeo Kobayashi,
Shun SugataRating68%
A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems., 2h3
Directed by Takashi MiikeOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Action,
Horror,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Films about sexuality,
Transport films,
BDSM in films,
Serial killer films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Tadanobu Asano,
Shin'ya Tsukamoto,
Nao Ōmori,
Susumu Terajima,
Shun Sugata,
Suzuki MatsuoRating69%
In a flashback, Ichi masturbates on an apartment balcony while watching a pimp assault a prostitute within. , 1h36
Directed by Takeshi KitanoOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Action,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Takeshi Kitano,
Yuriko Ishida,
Takahito Iguchi,
Iizuka Minoru,
Hisashi Igawa,
Etsushi ToyokawaRating68%
Masaki est un jeune ahuri qui joue au baseball dans une mauvaise équipe, les Eagles, et qui travaille dans une station-service. Un jour, il doit nettoyer la voiture d'un yakuza, membre du clan Otomo. Mais injurié par ce dernier, Masaki lui décoche un coup de poing. Le yakuza, en se protégeant, se brise le bras. Pour sauver la réputation de son clan, Otomo revient quelques jours plus tard pour racketter le patron de la station-service. Inquiet, Masaki se confie à son ami barman, Takashi Iguchi, qui fit partie du gang d'Otomo il y a quelques années., 1h36
Directed by Masahiro ShinodaOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Ryō Ikebe,
Mariko Kaga,
Eijirō Tōno,
Seiji Miyaguchi,
Naoki Sugiura,
Kyū SazankaRating76%
Muraki (Ryō Ikebe) est un yakuza tout juste sorti de prison. Dans une maison de jeu clandestine, il est attiré par une mystérieuse jeune femme prénommée Saeko (Mariko Kaga). Bien que Saeko perde beaucoup, elle demande à Muraki de lui trouver une table où elle puisse parier encore plus gros. Les deux personnages nouent une intense relation réciproque et destructrice., 1h31
Directed by Seijun SuzukiOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Joe Shishido,
Seijun Suzuki,
Misako Watanabe,
Akiji Kobayashi,
Mizuho Suzuki,
Tomio AokiRating72%
Un yakuza se fait remarquer par deux clans rivaux qui cherchent à le recruter., 1h29
Directed by Seijun SuzukiOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Yakuza films,
Gangster filmsActors Tetsuya Watari (渡 哲也),
Hideaki Nitani,
Chieko Matsubara,
Ryūji KitaRating70%
Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo is a member of a recently deactivated Yakuza gang. His boss, to whom he holds absolute loyalty, Kurata, has given up the life of crime for himself and his syndicate. Otsuka, a rival gang boss, attempts to recruit Tetsu into his organization, but is turned down. After failing, Otsuka sends an assassin to neutralize Tetsu, fearing he will interfere with a real estate scam. Looking to profit from the scheme himself and fearing that his group is threatened by his presence, Kurata asks Tetsu to leave and live the life of a drifter., 1h32
Directed by Teruo IshiiOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeThemes Yakuza filmsActors Ken Takakura,
Koji Nanbara,
Tetsurō Tanba,
Toru Abe,
Kanjūrō Arashi,
Kunie TanakaRating69%
Dans la prison d'Abashiri de Hokkaidō, Shin'ichi Tachibana, prisonnier modèle à six mois de la fin de sa peine de prison, est menotté à Gonda, un criminel endurci. Lorsque Gonda et d'autres détenus s'échappent de la prison, Tachibana doit suivre., 2h1
Directed by Yasuo FuruhataOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Yakuza filmsActors Ken Takakura,
Kunie Tanaka,
Kin'ya Kitaōji,
Susumu Fujita,
Isao Natsuyagi,
Asao KoikeRating66%
Hideji Kanno, membre d'un clan yakuza de Yokohama sort de prison après avoir purgé une peine de quinze années d'emprisonnement pour le meurtre de Matsuoka qui avait trahi leur boss. Matuoka avait une fille de trois ans, Yōko, au moment des faits et Hideji s'est assuré par l'intermédiaire de son ami Kōkichi Minami que cette dernière ne manque de rien et suive une éducation de jeune fille normale. Yōko ignore tout de l'implication de Hideji dans la mort de son père et elle pense que son bienfaiteur est un oncle vivant à l'étranger.