The best yakuza movies
The top 3 according to 15 votes from people: Outrage (2010) · The Blood of Wolves (2018) · Beyond Outrage (2012). (Updated Nov 7, 2025.)
From Ken Takakura's chivalry films to Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Takeshi Kitano and The Blood of Wolves. Based on the ranking.net vote, ciatr and FRIDAY Digital.
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Top 10
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1
Outrage (2010)
Takeshi Kitano's tale of gangs betraying each other.
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2
The Blood of Wolves (2018)
A veteran gang-squad cop and a rookie in late-Showa Kurehara.
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3
Beyond Outrage (2012)
The surviving Otomo back in the gang war.
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4
Showa Zankyoden (1965)
Ken Takakura's signature chivalry series.
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5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
Kinji Fukasaku's true-crime landmark about the Hiroshima gang wars.
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6
Last of the Wolves (2021)
The showdown with Ryohei Suzuki's Uebayashi.
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7
A Family (2021)
A yakuza left behind by the times, across three eras.
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8
Big Gambling Ceremony (1968)
The chivalry film Yukio Mishima praised.
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9
Nihon Kyokaku-den (1964)
The start of Toei's chivalry-film boom.
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10
Sonatine (1993)
The quiet end of yakuza sent to Okinawa.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 10… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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11
Gokudō no Onnatachi (1986)
Shima Iwashita leads the story of the wives who hold the gangs together.
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12
Red Peony Gambler (1968)
Junko Fuji as the woman gambler Oryu.
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13
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Kinji Fukasaku on the true story of mad-dog gangster Rikio Ishikawa.
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14
Ryuji (1983)
A yakuza trying to go straight: Shoji Kaneko's last film.
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Comments (1)
仁義なき戦いが1位じゃないのは納得いかない。ビヨンドも好きだけど原点はやっぱりあれ