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10 Best Movies Like Akagi the Gambler

If you loved Akagi the Gambler, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

2009★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akagi the Gambler for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Kaiji Ito moves to Japan after graduating from high school. Unable to find a job and frustrated with society at large, Kaiji spends his days gambling, vandalizing cars, and drinkin...

#2
Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor

2002★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akagi the Gambler for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems....

#3
Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akagi the Gambler for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child....

#4
Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akagi the Gambler for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

3 years after the ultimate life-or-death game with Teiai Group, Kaiji was entrapped by Teiai and again back in the underground, forced to do hard labour. One day, Kaiji wins a bet ...

#5
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

2007★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akagi the Gambler for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yak...

#6
Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray

Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray

2017★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Akagi the Gambler for fans of Animation. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to r...

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