Drama, Crime
In 1970s-era Japan, three children, Kazuma Kiryu, Akira Nishikiyama, and his younger sister, Yuko Nishikiyama, are raised together in Shintaro Kazama's Sunflower Orphanage. In the summer of 1980, Yumi Sawamura, a young girl whose parents were accidentally shot and killed during a gang's shootout, joins them in the orphanage. Following a yakuza tradition, the honorable Kazama secretly raises orphans whose parents he has directly or indirectly killed. In return, the children love him as a father and he eventually inducts the teenage Kiryu and Nishikiyama into the Dojima Family, a Tojo Clan affiliate of which he is a senior officer.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Dolls
Hitman
The Symbol of a Man
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Dead Angle
Wasabi
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Taxi 2
Ichi the Killer
Big Shots Die at Dawn
The Silk Hat Boss 2
Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather
Crying Freeman
Dead or Alive
Ambition Without Honor 2
Sonatine
Tattoo
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
Thanks for the Tears
The Elder Sister
SIMILAR MOVIES
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.Hitman
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 2007
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.The Symbol of a Man
IMDB 7 | Jul , 1963
A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict.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.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.In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
IMDB 4.8 | Nov , 2007
A man named Farmer sets out to rescue his kidnapped wife and avenge the death of his son – two acts committed by the Krugs, a race of animal-warriors who are controlled by the evil Gallian.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.Ichi the Killer
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2001
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.Big Shots Die at Dawn
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 1961
Grown up son arrives home to learn his father, the newly elected mayor, has been assassinated. So he journeys down a path to find the assassin and gets involved with two opposing yakuza gangs.The Silk Hat Boss 2
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1970
The Silk Hat Boss becomes involved in a car imports business during his trip to Atami.Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather
IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 2020
In the hyper-masculine criminal underworld, a masochistic high-ranking yakuza and his newly-assigned bodyguard become increasingly drawn to each other.Crying Freeman
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 1995
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.Dead or Alive
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1999
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.Ambition Without Honor 2
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1997
Tetsuya, a young yakuza, returns to his family after his adoptive father is wounded in an attack from a rival gang. In his battle against dishonorable enemies and corrupt yakuza politics, he makes an unlikely ally in a rebel cop.Sonatine
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1993
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. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.Tattoo
IMDB 6 | Apr , 2002
Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic. As Schrader and Minks investigate the murder, the case is complicated by a finger found in the stomach of the victim. Forensic examination proves the finger belongs to Nobert Günzel, who was previously convicted of rape and assault. The police raid Günzel’s residence, and discover a blood-stained table with restraints and bits of human flesh in his basement. They also find video equipment and preserved, tattooed skin from the victim’s back. Soon, they found dead bodies buried in the garden. Günzel then goes missing.A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1972
President of the territorial yakuza organization is being manipulated by a crooked leader in the military and some capitalists Ishikiri. The plan is to get multiple family of the organized crime groups based in Osaka to war it out and order the Shima to the Onishi group of the branch to expand the territory. Now members of the same yakuza gang are forced to fight each other over territory and honor.Thanks for the Tears
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1965
A film about two men who join the fight against a gang selling weapons.The Elder Sister
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1969
Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.