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Dead or Alive (1999)
, 1h45Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Shō Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Renji Ishibashi, Shingo Tsurumi, Kaoru Sugita, Iizuka Minoru
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. Jojima attempts to start a gang war between the Triad and yakuza. Ryūichi and Jojima meet.
Gen-X Cops (1999)
, 1h53Directed by Benny Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Kung fu films, Gangster films
Actors Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Eric Tsang, Toru Nakamura, Daniel Wu
Jet fuel is stolen by weapons smugglers. The fuel is reacquired by the Hong Kong police but then once again stolen by a yakuza boss named Akatora who is trying to sell it with the help of Hong Kong thug Daniel. Three rebellious cops go undercover to find both the jet fuel and Akatora. They must use the criminal instincts that got them kicked out of the force to save Hong Kong from a devastating terrorist attack.
Blues Harp (1998)
, 1h47Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Mickey Curtis, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Seiichi Tanabe, Tatsuo Yamada
Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement as well as by his bodyguards' growing jealousy of Chuji.
, 1h48Directed by Katsuhito Ishii
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Tadanobu Asano, Ittoku Kishibe, Susumu Terajima, Shingo Tsurumi, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Kanji Tsuda
Partie à la banque vérifier ses économies, Toshiko se retrouve nez à nez avec un braqueur cagoulé... Plus tard, accidentellement, elle percute la voiture de deux hommes qui poursuivaient un des deux braqueurs. Celui-ci se nomme Samehada. Il vient en effet de braquer la banque mais a décidé de ne pas rendre le magot à son patron et s'enfuit au grand désarroi de son complice, Yamada. Samehada se retrouve poursuivi par son ancien complice et ses hommes de main, en compagnie de Toshiko qui elle aussi fuit, non pas des yakuzas mais son oncle obsédé.
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)
, 1h42Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Ren Osugi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Kazuki Kitamura
Aspiring yakuza Kensuke Hagane (Tsuyoshi Ujiki) is killed by gang violence along his idol and Yakuza boss Tosa (Takeshi Caesar). Their corpses wind up in the hands of a scientist, who manages to keep Kensuke alive by replacing much of his body with cyborg pieces and some parts of Tosa, making him bulletproof and super strong. Kensuke then escapes from the scientist and searches for those responsible to get revenge.
Fireworks (1997)
, 1h43Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Hakuryu, Kanji Tsuda
Kitano plays Nishi, a violent and unpredictable police detective who quits the force after a terrible incident results in his partner, Horibe (Ren Osugi), needing to use a wheelchair. After his retirement, he spends much of his time looking after his wife Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto), who has leukemia. The film moves at a deliberate pace and devotes much time to exploring their relationship. Nishi has also borrowed money from the Yakuza to pay for his wife's needs, and is having difficulty repaying them. Meanwhile, Horibe takes up painting and creates works of art that are surrealistic.
Onibi: The Fire Within (1997)
, 1h41Directed by Rokurō Mochizuki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Yoshio Harada, Reiko Kataoka, Shō Aikawa, Eiji Okuda, Kazuki Kitamura
Noriyuki Kunihiro vient de purger une longue peine pour meurtres. À sa sortie, il retrouve son ami Naoto Tonigawa, du clan Myojin. Ce dernier, connaissant la réputation de yakuza de Kuni, surnommé Balle de Feu, réussit à le faire entrer dans le clan Myojin comme chauffeur, un boulot provisoire. Alors qu'il attend dans la voiture deux yakuzas du clan partis récolter une dette, il apprend par Myojin qu'ils sont séquestrés. Kuni monte dans le bureau et réussit à sous-tirer l'argent dû par le clan rival. Myojin, stupéfait, décide alors de faire de Kuni le bras droit de Naoto Tonigawa. Dans un bar d'escort-girls, alors qu'il célèbre cette promotion, Kuni jette son dévolu sur la jeune pianiste Asako, avec qui il va passer la nuit. Le lendemain matin, celle-ci lui demande un revolver afin de tuer Akira Fujima, l'amant de sa petite sœur. Mais elle lui cache que celui-ci est en fait son ancien amant, qu'il détient des photos compromettantes, et surtout, qu'il est le petit frère du chef du clan Sato.
Rainy Dog (1997)
, 1h35Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Shō Aikawa, Blackie Ko, Tomorowo Taguchi, Doze Niu
The film begins with the main character, Yuuji, being fired from his yakuza syndicate. Soon he finds work for another boss solely as a pay-per-hit assassin, killing members of other syndicates. His life starts to become more complicated when an ex-girlfriend or hooker drops his son off at his house. His son, who is mute, begins to follow him, where the boy watches him shoot a man who is having lunch with his wife and infant son. Afterward, the boy follows Yuuji to a whorehouse where he waits outside. While waiting, he eats food from the garbage and befriends a puppy who is chained in the alley.
, 1hDirected by Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Origin Japon
Genres Erotic, Horror
Themes Mafia films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Serial killer films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Un jeune yakuza voit débarquer chez lui une jeune hôtesse de téléphone érotique. Perdant petit à petit pied avec la réalité, il est persuadé d'entendre, par la voix de la fille, des appels au meurtre qu'il ne peut réfréner.
Postman Blues (1997)
, 1h50Directed by Sabu
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Shinichi Tsutsumi, Ren Osugi, Diamond Yukai, Susumu Terajima, Tomorowo Taguchi, Akaji Maro
Sawaki (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) is a postman. He has an old friend Noguchi (Keisuke Horibe) who, unknown to him, had become a yakuza. Noguchi was being spied by the police for a long time. One day Sawaki delivers a letter to him and stays at his place for a while. During his stay Noguchi puts a package of drugs into Sawaki's letter bag. His finger, which he cut off as a symbol of loyalty to his gang, also accidentally falls into the bag. Viewing his relationship with Noguchi, the police think that Sawaki is a member of the yakuza and follow him. On reaching home, Sawaki finds a suicide note in his bag written by a cancer patient to her aunt. He rushes to the hospital to see the girl Kyoko (Kyoko Toyama) and falls in love with her. He meets a hit man Joe (Ren Osugi) there who tells him how he had won the contract killing competition called the "Killer of killers". The police profiler (Tomoro Taguchi), who was following Sawaki, comes to the conclusion that Sawaki is a member of the criminal gang. Meanwhile, Naguchi discovers that the finger he had cut was no longer in his house. All this marked the beginning of problems for Sawaki.
Kids Return (1996)
, 1h43Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Masanobu Ando, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima, Yūko Daike, Masami Shimojō, Kanji Tsuda
The movie is about two high school dropouts, Masaru (Ken Kaneko) and Shinji (Masanobu Ando), who try to find a direction and meaning in their lives—one by becoming a yakuza lieutenant, the other by becoming a boxer.
Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)
, 1h40Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Shōsuke Tanihara, Riki Takeuchi, Tōru Minegishi, Mickey Curtis
Riki Fudoh's brother was killed by his father at the request of his yakuza organization. Riki does not let his father know that he saw the murder take place but instead starts an organization that takes over his high school. Riki's two personal bodyguards are a gun-toting female student and a hermaphrodite student who wields a dartgun with her vagina.
Crying Freeman (1995)
, 1h42Directed by Christophe Gans
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Marc Dacascos, Julie Condra, Tchéky Karyo, Byron Mann, Yōko Shimada, Masaya Katō
One morning, while painting the landscape on a hill in San Francisco, California, a young woman named Emu O'Hara witnesses the murder of a Japanese Yakuza member. She notices that while the assassin stands emotionless in front of her, his eyes begin to shed tears. The assassin introduces himself to Emu as "Yo".
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
, 1h40Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kippei Shiina, Tomorowo Taguchi, Sabu, Ren Osugi, Yōji Tanaka
The film recounts the interactions of a homosexual triad group with a police officer as well as opposing yakuza organizations. When the younger brother to a renegade police officer becomes the lawyer to the triad group, an argument between the two leads to the downfall of the organization.
Another Lonely Hitman (1995)
, 1h45Directed by Rokurō Mochizuki
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Ryo Ishibashi, Tatsuo Yamada, Takashi Miike
After 10 years in prison, yakuza hitman Takashi Tachibana is returning to a new mob scene where his code of honor is outdated. The old violent gangs have now turned to drug dealing as their main business. His old mob presents him with a bundle of cash and Yuki, a call girl who is addicted to drugs as he once was. Tachibana falls for the girl and tries to rehabilitate her which eventually causes trouble with his own gang and rivals as well.