Movies Like Dochinpira 18: Target of Desire

If you liked Dochinpira 18: Target of Desire (1996), a action and crime movie directed by Shinobu Murata, 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
Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also action and 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…
2
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also action
Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
3
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and action
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…
4
Ichi the Killer (2001)
★ 7/10Also action and crime
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
5
The Fable (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crime
The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
6
X (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also action
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best…
7
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
★ 7.3/10Also action
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
8
Under the Open Sky (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 years of sentence for murder. Hoping to find his long lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies…
9
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and action
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.
10
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
★ 7/10Also action and crime
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
11
Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also action
A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul…
12
Gintama: The Movie (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also action
Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But…
13
Graveyard of Honor (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and action
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
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.
15
Crying Freeman (1995)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crime
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…
16
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crime
Six interlocking stories reveal Bruce Wayne's earliest adventures as Batman and the steps he took to become the grim avenger of Gotham City.
17
Sex and Fury (1973)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crime
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…
18
Golden Kamuy (2024)
★ 7/10Also action
On the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
19
The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crime
Billy 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…
20
Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also action
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.