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"Like a Dragon: The Movie"), is a 2007 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Miike, based on the 2005 PlayStation 2 video game Yakuza. The film stars Kazuki Kitamura, Goro Kishitani, Show Aikawa, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Kenichi Endō and Tomorowo Taguchi.
A yakuza, who has an untamed rage and lack of respect for authority, finds himself leading the remnants of the gang he once belonged to in order to secure an area of their own.
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...
Yakuza: Like a Dragon: Directed by Takashi Miike. With Kazuki Kitamura, Shun Shioya, Saeko, Natsuo. Tokyo underworld escalates into violence between rival gangs and cops after a bank heist where a yakuza gang's money goes missing.
Yakuza film (Japanese: ヤクザ映画, Hepburn: Yakuza eiga) is a popular film genre in Japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, Japanese organized crime syndicates. In the silent film era, depictions of bakuto (precursors to modern yakuza) as sympathetic Robin Hood-like characters were common.
Did HBO Max’s ‘Tokyo Vice’ leave you wanting more Japanese yakuza dramas? Fear not: We’ve rounded up 10 of the best Japanese mob films you can stream right now.
Yakuza films have captivated audiences for decades with their gripping stories, unique characters, and intense action scenes. This ranked list was created to highlight some of the best yakuza movies of all time, based on crowdranking and votes from hundreds of cinephiles around the world.
The 25 Best Yakuza Movies. In honor of the brutal new Japanese flick Outrage, get familiar with the country's greatest gangster films.
Former Yakuza gang member Kazuma (Kazuki Kitamura) has just finished serving a long prison stretch and is getting re-acquainted with the outside world in Tokyo's Kabukicho district.
As of the past thirty years or so, the yakuza have become more insidious as a result of anti-gang laws in Japan. In cinema however, the mythology of the yakuza enjoys an enduring fascination. Hence, to follow, are twenty-five of the greatest of these films ranging from stylistic antiheroic tales to the gritty realism of the amoral and corrupt.