Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Yakuza

If you loved The Yakuza, 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 The Yakuza 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
Protector

Protector

2026★ 6.3

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

Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child....

#3
Darc

Darc

2018★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Yakuza for fans of Thriller & Action. 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....

#4
American Yakuza

American Yakuza

1993★ 5.8

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

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The p...

#5
Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972★ 6.8

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

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to...

#6
Ninja

Ninja

2009★ 6.2

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

A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons o...

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