THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza conflict

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood
1911 · D.W. Griffith
Agitator
Agitator
2001 · Takashi Miike
Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kinji Fukasaku Japan

Pioneer of the yakuza genre with his 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series, which redefined yakuza cinema with raw realism and complex power dynamics.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Kwaidan' and yakuza-adjacent works explore the moral corruption and internal conflict within Japanese criminal underworld hierarchies.