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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.

  1. 1American Yakuza

    American Yakuza (1993)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime

    When 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…

  2. 2The Yakuza

    The Yakuza (1974)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime

    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.

  3. 3Tokyo Drifter

    Tokyo Drifter (1966)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime

    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…

  4. 4Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime

    Repeatedly 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…

  5. 5Female Yakuza Tale

    Female Yakuza Tale (1973)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime

    Ocho 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…

  6. 6Graveyard of Honor

    Graveyard of Honor (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    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.

  7. 7The Outsider

    The Outsider (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime

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

  8. 8Street Mobster

    Street Mobster (1972)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime

    After 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.

  9. 9The Return of Sister Street Fighter

    The Return of Sister Street Fighter (1975)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime

    When 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.

  10. 10Branded to Kill

    Branded to Kill (1967)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime

    After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

  11. 11Dead or Alive

    Dead or Alive (1999)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    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.

  12. 12Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

  13. 13Graveyard of Honor

    Graveyard of Honor (2002)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime

    A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.

  14. 14Sympathy for the Underdog

    Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime

    A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

  15. 15Youth of the Beast

    Youth of the Beast (1963)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    When a mysterious stranger muscles into two rival yakuza gangs, Tokyo's underworld explodes with violence.

  16. 16Beyond Outrage

    Beyond Outrage (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    As 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…

  17. 17Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime

    In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.

  18. 18Crows Zero

    Crows Zero (2007)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime

    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.

  19. 19The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

    The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    Reiji 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…

  20. 20Fudoh: The New Generation

    Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    In 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…

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