Movies Like Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō gozenreiji
If you liked Kidō sōsahan Tōkyō gozenreiji (1962), a crime movie directed by Isamu Kosugi, 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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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeHarlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger…
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeSet in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase…
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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeBilly Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeIn an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic…
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Mr. Long (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeLong is a Taiwanese killer known for his sword skills. After Long fails a Tokyo mission, he moves to a small town where no one knows about him.
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House of Bamboo (1955)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeEddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
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Ninja (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeA westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
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The Born Losers (1967)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeA biker gang incites a reign of terror in a California coastal town that culminates in four teenage girls being raped. Vietnam veteran Billy Jack has had enough, however, and takes on the depraved bikers…
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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…
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also crimeTravelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeCaught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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Al Capone (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeIn this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder…
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeJack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to…
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The Brothers Rico (1957)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeEddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who…
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Black Caesar (1973)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeRaised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
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Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeLupin squares off with two criminal families and Inspector Zenigata's new female patrol to track down a hoard of biblical-era treasure.
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Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also crimeLupin & Jigen have their sights set on a treasure called the Little Comet, which is located in the heavily fortified country of East Doroa. During the heist, Jigen is almost killed by a sniper named Yael Okuzaki. His…
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Voyeur (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeLegendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.