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10 Best Movies Like Death Penalty 2

If you loved Death Penalty 2, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Imprint

Imprint

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Penalty 2 for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her afte...

#2
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Penalty 2 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice presid...

#3
Street of Shame

Street of Shame

1956★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Penalty 2 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law....

#4
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

1964★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Penalty 2 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he...

#5
Bad City

Bad City

2022★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Penalty 2 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Kensuke Sonomura directs the legendary Hitoshi Ozawa in this ultimate V-Cinema actioner. Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run fo...

#6
Outrage

Outrage

2010★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Penalty 2 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge....

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