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Movies Like Family Bonds

If you liked Family Bonds (2014), a movie directed by Hirohisa Sasaki, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Crying Freeman

    Crying Freeman (1995)

    ★ 6.4/10

    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…

  2. 2Tokyo Drifter

    Tokyo Drifter (1966)

    ★ 7.1/10

    After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable…

  3. 3Graveyard of Honor

    Graveyard of Honor (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.

  4. 4Altered Carbon: Resleeved

    Altered Carbon: Resleeved (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10

    On the planet Latimer, Takeshi Kovacs must protect a tattooist while investigating the death of a yakuza boss alongside a no-nonsense CTAC.

  5. 5Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    ★ 8/10

    An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

  6. 6Street Fighter Alpha: Generations

    Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10

    When Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, Gouken, he is tormented by disturbing memories of his master's killer (Gouki). In a quest to become a true martial arts master, he sets out to hone his street…

  7. 7Kate

    Kate (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.

  8. 8Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy…

  9. 9Kite

    Kite (1998)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Sawa, orphaned as a child by murderous thugs, now targets the scourge of society as a trained killer for a mercenary syndicate. Coquettish and capable of unimaginable violence, she's grown into the perfect weapon — but…

  10. 10Kids Return

    Kids Return (1996)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world…

  11. 11Tekkonkinkreet

    Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight…

  12. 12Sex and Fury

    Sex and Fury (1973)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke…

  13. 13Crows Zero

    Crows Zero (2007)

    ★ 7.1/10

    The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.

  14. 14Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

    Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga…

  15. 15Boiling Point

    Boiling Point (1990)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the…

  16. 16The Outsider

    The Outsider (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.

  17. 17Why Don't You Play in Hell?

    Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10

    In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.

  18. 18Blade of the Immortal

    Blade of the Immortal (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a…

  19. 19The Yakuza

    The Yakuza (1974)

    ★ 7.1/10

    When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

  20. 20Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

    ★ 8.1/10

    A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even…

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