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1. Tokyo Vice (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo takes on one of the city's most powerful crime bosses.
Stars: Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Shô Kasamatsu
Votes: 44,983
2. Bullet Train (2022)
R | 127 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry
Votes: 428,000 | Gross: $103.37M
3. Deadpool 2 (2018)
R | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.
Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison
Votes: 646,004 | Gross: $324.59M
4. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
PG-13 | 181 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Votes: 1,266,423 | Gross: $858.37M
5. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen
Votes: 1,194,427 | Gross: $70.10M
6. Daredevil (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil.
Stars: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson
Votes: 474,898
7. Suicide Squad (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis
Votes: 722,450 | Gross: $325.10M
8. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.
Stars: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rufus Sewell, Rupert Evans
Votes: 111,014
9. The Wolverine (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima
Votes: 492,258 | Gross: $132.56M
10. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Shad Moss, Damien Marzette
Votes: 300,062 | Gross: $62.51M
11. Samurai Cop (1991)
Unrated | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.
Director: Amir Shervan | Stars: Robert Z'Dar, Mathew Karedas, Janis Farley, Mark Frazer
Votes: 10,109
12. Big Hero 6 (2014)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams | Stars: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, T.J. Miller
Votes: 502,334 | Gross: $222.53M
13. Predators (2010)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga
Votes: 243,938 | Gross: $52.00M
14. Giri/Haji (2019)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective from Tokyo scours London for his missing brother, who's been involved with the Yakuza and accused of murder.
Stars: Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe
Votes: 16,866
15. Ninja Assassin (2009)
R | 99 min | Action, Thriller
A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.
Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Rain, Rick Yune, Naomie Harris, Jonathan Chan-Pensley
Votes: 75,606 | Gross: $38.11M
16. Ghost in the Shell (2017)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche
Votes: 227,948 | Gross: $40.56M
17. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
TV-MA | 83 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 156,940 | Gross: $0.52M
18. Kate (I) (2021)
R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A jaded assassin assigned to target a yakuza clan has 24 hours to find out who poisoned her and get vengeance before she dies.
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Miku Martineau, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 70,526
19. Ichi the Killer (2001)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ômori, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun
Votes: 60,059 | Gross: $0.02M
20. Lost Girls and Love Hotels (2020)
R | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
Disillusioned with the world she knows, a woman searches for meaning and affirmations of life with a dashing Yakuza gangster in Tokyo.
Director: William Olsson | Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten, Andrew Rothney
Votes: 5,391
21. Snake Eyes (2021)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A G.I. Joe spin-off centered around the character of Snake Eyes.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 44,501
22. Black Rain (1989)
R | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw
Votes: 59,710 | Gross: $46.21M
23. War (2007)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.
Director: Philip G. Atwell | Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone
Votes: 96,868 | Gross: $22.49M
24. RoboCop 3 (1993)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.
Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Mario Machado, Remy Ryan
Votes: 54,389 | Gross: $10.70M
25. The Fable (2024– )
TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Trained as a ruthless assassin since childhood, a mob hitman is ordered to become a normal law-abiding citizen.
Stars: Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kana Hanazawa, Miyuki Sawashiro
Votes: 132
26. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Angels investigate a series of murders which occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database.
Director: McG | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz, Bernie Mac
Votes: 133,056 | Gross: $100.83M
27. The Outsider (I) (2018)
TV-MA | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.
Director: Martin Zandvliet | Stars: Jared Leto, Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shîna, Shioli Kutsuna
Votes: 29,418
28. The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Seven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. He soon starts to dig deeper when he finds out the case involves a synthetic drug and a gang of thugs.
Director: Lee Sang-yong | Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Lee Jun-hyuk, Munetaka Aoki, Ahn Se-ho
Votes: 5,030
29. Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy
A man tries to rescue a woman with a little help from his half brother.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Robin Shou, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 44,036 | Gross: $31.24M
30. Black Lagoon (2006)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.
Stars: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa, Brad Swaile, Maryke Hendrikse
Votes: 17,933
31. Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza.
Director: Robert Longo | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Dina Meyer, Ice-T
Votes: 76,211 | Gross: $19.08M
32. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 6,943
33. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
Carl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.
Stars: Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Clifton Powell
Votes: 44,517
34. Tampopo (1985)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy
A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho
Votes: 22,576 | Gross: $0.22M
35. The Punisher (1989)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.
Director: Mark Goldblatt | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Kim Miyori
Votes: 25,815
36. Kill Boksoon (2023)
TV-MA | 137 min | Action, Thriller
A single mother who is a renowned hired killer finds it difficult to achieve a balance between her personal and work life.
Director: Byun Sung-hyun | Stars: Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Jae-wook, Elyse Dinh, Jeon Do-yeon
Votes: 12,419
37. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
R | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere
Votes: 20,722 | Gross: $2.28M
38. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Yui Natsukawa, Michiyo Yasuda
Votes: 51,543 | Gross: $0.85M
39. Rising Sun (1993)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When an escort girl is found dead in the offices of a Japanese company in Los Angeles, detectives Web Smith and John Connor act as liaison between the company's executives and the investigating cop Tom Graham.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Votes: 48,274 | Gross: $63.10M
40. Everly (2014)
R | 92 min | Action, Thriller
A kidnapped woman faces down hitmen sent by a mob boss/her captor while trying to protect her family from his wrath.
Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda, Togo Igawa
Votes: 19,439
41. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
PG-13 | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Directors: Shôgo Furuya, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Tôru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 46,774 | Gross: $0.13M
42. Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
Not Rated | 129 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Jun Kunimura, Fumi Nikaidô, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroki Hasegawa
Votes: 8,990 | Gross: $0.03M
43. Versus (II) (2000)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
There are 666 portals that connect this world to the other side. These are concealed from all human beings. Somewhere in Japan exists the 444th portal.... The forest of resurrection.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Chieko Misaka, Kenji Matsuda
Votes: 13,729
44. The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
R | 99 min | Comedy
The owner of a Miami restaurant indebted to the mob institutes a contest to see what waiter can earn the most money in one night.
Director: Kevin Heffernan | Stars: Michael Clarke Duncan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Jeff Chase
Votes: 15,532 | Gross: $0.04M
45. Baby Assassins (2021)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Chisato and Mahiro are two high school girls who are about to graduate. They also happen to both be highly skilled assassins. When the organization they work for orders them to share a room, the relationship between turns sour.
Director: Yugo Sakamoto | Stars: Akari Takaishi, Saori Izawa, Mone Akitani, Yukina Fukushima
Votes: 1,010
46. Ninja (2009)
R | 86 min | Action, Thriller
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 of the last Koga Ninja.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Scott Adkins, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Mika Hijii, Todd Jensen
Votes: 14,007
47. Yakuza Princess (2021)
R | 111 min | Thriller
The heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate forges an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates. She must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.
Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: MASUMI, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Eijiro Ozaki
Votes: 2,113
48. Grand Theft Auto III (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
A young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.
Stars: Frank Vincent, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 17,249
49. Cold Fish (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka
Votes: 14,529
50. Fireworks (1997)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima
Votes: 33,188 | Gross: $0.23M