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Movies Like Shot Gun

If you liked Shot Gun (2014), a movie directed by Atsushi Muroga, 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. 2The Fable

    The Fable (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10

    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.

  3. 3Tokyo 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…

  4. 4Ichi the Killer

    Ichi the Killer (2001)

    ★ 7/10

    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. 5Branded to Kill

    Branded to Kill (1967)

    ★ 7.2/10

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

  6. 6Graveyard 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.

  7. 7The Magic Hour

    The Magic Hour (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact…

  8. 8Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter

    Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Bombing case at Nichiuri TV in autumn. The Satsuki Cup, which crowns the winner of Japan's Hyakunin Isshu, is currently being filmed inside the facility. The incident results in a big commotion and, while the building…

  9. 9Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

    ★ 7.3/10

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

  10. 10Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)

    ★ 7.3/10

    After his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as…

  11. 11Kite

    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…

  12. 12Kill 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.

  13. 13Why 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.

  14. 14Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital

    Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Mouri Kogoro is called to a special case in the ancient capital of Kyoto. There, Conan meets Heiji and they team up once again to solve the case, recover the stolen Healing Buddha statue, and even discover the identity…

  15. 15Ninja Assassin

    Ninja Assassin (2009)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is…

  16. 1647 Ronin

    47 Ronin (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the…

  17. 17The 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.

  18. 18Altered 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.

  19. 19Adrift in Tokyo

    Adrift in Tokyo (2007)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

  20. 20Street 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…

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