THEME EXPLORATION

yakuza vengeance

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Spectre
Spectre
2015 · Sam Mendes
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006 · Bryan Singer
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Taika Waititi
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel
1948 · Akira Kurosawa
The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village
1996 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kinji Fukasaku Japan

Pioneer of the yakuza genre whose 'Graveyard of Honor' and 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity' series defined the vengeance narrative with raw brutality and moral ambiguity.