THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza betrayal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Three
Three
1965 · Tadashi Sawashima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 · Kinji Fukasaku
Blues Harp
Blues Harp
1998 · Takashi Miike
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kinji Fukasaku Japan

His 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series pioneered the yakuza betrayal narrative, depicting the genre's brutal internal conflicts and shifting allegiances.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

In 'Harakiri,' he examines honor and betrayal within rigid systems, using samurai code as a parallel to yakuza loyalty and its devastating consequences.