Crime, Drama
Based on the bestselling memoir - Yakuza Moon - by Shoko Tendo. The author stars as herself in the film adaptation of her tumultuous life as the daughter of a Yakuza boss, chronicling her many battles with drug addiction and domestic abuse. Directed by Hiroyuki Tsuji.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Jarhead
Seven Years in Tibet
Dolls
The Pianist
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
Brother
A Weapon in My Heart
The Bad Boss
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
Out of Africa
Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray
The Wild Child
Taxi 2
Dead Angle
Wasabi
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
An Angel at My Table
J.T. LeRoy
Jirocho Rises in Fame
SIMILAR MOVIES
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
IMDB 8 | Oct , 2003
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.Jarhead
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2005
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.Seven Years in Tibet
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1997
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.Dolls
IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 2002
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to his boss' daughter.The Pianist
IMDB 8.4 | Sep , 2002
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1972
The ninth and final film in the Contemporary Tales of Chivalry series.Brother
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2000
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.A Weapon in My Heart
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1996
A detective and his partner track down a call girl with information about a drug cartel. After taking her into custody, they are attacked by cartel members. The detective and the woman manage to escape, but they are soon hounded by a professional hitman hired to eliminate them and recover the heroin stolen by the woman.The Bad Boss
IMDB 0 | May , 1968
The first in what would become Toei's most successful, longest-running bosozoku film series. It lasted from 1968 till 1972 through sixteen films.Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1969
This is the sixth film in the Brutal Tales of Chivalry seriesOut of Africa
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1985
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray
IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 2017
A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by a powerful and mysterious man: the so called “Ghost of Bermuda.” With Goemon's employer dead in the ensuing chaos, his honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood. But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well!The Wild Child
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1970
In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.Taxi 2
IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 2000
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.Dead Angle
IMDB 7 | Jul , 1979
Elite college graduates commit perfect financial crimes though loopholes in the law during the 1950s.Wasabi
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2001
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
IMDB 6.8 | May , 2002
During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.An Angel at My Table
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1990
Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.J.T. LeRoy
IMDB 5.4 | Apr , 2019
A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.Jirocho Rises in Fame
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1952
The rise of the famed gambler.