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10 Best Movies Like Kids Return: The Reunion

If you loved Kids Return: The Reunion, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Outsider

The Outsider

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kids Return: The Reunion for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka....

#2
Kids Return

Kids Return

1996★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kids Return: The Reunion for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a ...

#3
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

1973★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kids Return: The Reunion for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Me...

#4
Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor

2002★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kids Return: The Reunion for fans of Crime & Drama. 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....

#5
Rainy Dog

Rainy Dog

1997★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kids Return: The Reunion for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him....

#6
The Yakuza

The Yakuza

1974★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kids Return: The Reunion for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate....

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