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All-you-can-watch access to 100s of films. A free trial, then just £6.99/month or £65/year. Get free trial. Journey deep into Tokyo’s cinematic underworld with 9 of the best Japanese mobster and yakuza movies – and a killer trilogy.
Running time. 80 minutes [1] Country. Japan. Language. Japanese. League of Gangsters (Japanese: ギャング同盟, Hepburn: Gyangu Dōmei) is a 1963 [2] Japanese black-and-white [1] crime action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku starring Ryōhei Uchida and Kei Satō. It was Uchida's first starring role in a film.
The 12 Best Yakuza Movies of All Time, Ranked. "Yakuza" is a word used to describe gangster organizations in Japan, with members who often uphold samurai traditions and sport extensive back ...
That said, here are some of the best Japanese gangster movies. 12 First Love. Toei Company. Released in 2019, First Love shows what happens when someone gets tangled up with the world of crime...
Prior to WWII, Japanese cinema concerned itself usually with the exploits of bakuto, who were travelling gamblers predating, and eventually morphing into, the modern Yakuza. These films portrayed famous national legends as sympathetic Robin Hood-like characters, who were forced to live a solitary outlaw existence.
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
1. Outrage (2010) Outrage is an amazing movie directed by Takeshi Kitano, one of the most popular Japanese movie directors. The film is about a territorial Yakuza syndicate looking to assert power and dominance by getting rid of a rival gang. Sekiuchi is the gang leader of the Sanno-kai, a huge gang who control the entire Kanto region.
