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10 Best Movies Like American Yakuza

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

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#1
Darc

Darc

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Yakuza for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza....

#2
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

2013★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Yakuza for fans of Crime & Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. ...

#3
Until Death

Until Death

2007★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Yakuza for fans of Crime & Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wa...

#4
Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Yakuza for fans of Crime & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-Ame...

#5
Out for Justice

Out for Justice

1991★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Yakuza for fans of Crime & Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for just...

#6
The Protector

The Protector

1985★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Yakuza for fans of Crime & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man'...

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