Movies Like The Law of Asuras
If you liked The Law of Asuras (2012), a crime movie directed by Masahiro Asao, 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.
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American Yakuza (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeWhen Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia…
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The Yakuza (1974)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeWhen 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.
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Tokyo Drifter (1966)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeAfter 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…
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeRepeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog…
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Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeOcho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a…
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Graveyard of Honor (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeA self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the yakuza but quickly loses his self-control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
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The Outsider (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeA former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
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Street Mobster (1972)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeAfter serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
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The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeWhen Koryu's childhood friend Shurei is abducted by gangsters, the desperate young woman recruits a female martial artist and a tough-as-nails stranger to join her for a dangerous rescue mission.
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Branded to Kill (1967)
★ 7.2/10Also crimeAfter botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
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Dead or Alive (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeRyūichi 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.
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
★ 7/10Also crimeA high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
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Graveyard of Honor (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeA barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
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Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeA yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
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Youth of the Beast (1963)
★ 7/10Also crimeWhen a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.
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Beyond Outrage (2012)
★ 7/10Also crimeAs the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now…
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeIn the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
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Crows Zero (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeThe 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.
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeReiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In…
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Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeIn order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage killers to destroy his father's…