Top 20 movies like Sun and stars
Top 20 Movies like Sun and stars
- 1. The World of Shura
- 2. Dolls
- 3. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- 4. A Legend of Turmoil
- 5. Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
- 6. The Quiet Don: A New Chapter
- 7. Festival Champ
- 8. Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
- 9. Brother
- 10. Ichi the Killer
- 11. Contract Killer
- 12. Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
- 13. Tattoo
- 14. Sonatine
- 15. Crying Freeman
- 16. The Superhuman Stud
- 17. Woman Gambler
- 18. 漆黒の男たち
- 19. 漆黒の男たち 第二章
- 20. Versus
1. The World of Shura (修羅の世界)
A yakuza movie starring Koji Matoba, depicting the lives of men left behind in the times. In the Ryuan-gumi, which is based in Yokohama, drug business was prohibited by the leader Engetsu. One day, in order to protect leader's teachings, Mouri of the Ryuan-gumi assassinates the leader of the Yamagami group, a hostile organization that trades drugs. This causes a conflict with the neutrals in the Ryuan-gumi. During this turbulent time, the leader Engetsu asks Mouri to take care of his son Saiga and guide him on the path to becoming a yakuza.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
2. Dolls (ドールズ)
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to his boss' daughter.
It has an average vote of 7.551 on TMDB.
3. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
It has an average vote of 7.97 on TMDB.
4. A Legend of Turmoil (修羅の伝説)
A story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned respectful yakuza who tries to protect his small yakuza family. When his boss gets shot, he decides to go after the plotters.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
5. Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage (侠勇の花道 ドス)
After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Toshin-gumi was already headed by the boss in the second generation of Shotaro, but Shotaro fell into a trap, he is manipulated by his sworn enemy Kanzaki-gumi. Kanzaki-gumi captures the Toshin-gumi oil fields mined by the first boss. Umebayashi explodes in anger and attacks Kanzaki-gumi, but...
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
6. The Quiet Don: A New Chapter (静かなるドン 新章 Vol.1)
Mild-mannered Shizuya Kondo lives a normal life, occupied with his dreary office job as a women's underwear designer. But, he also happens to be the only son of the leader of the biggest criminal organization in the Kanto region... and when his father is murdered by a rival gang, Shizuya is forced to become the new head of his yakuza family! Working as a businessman by day and a yakuza boss by night, Shizuya finally begins to realize his true potential. But, things take an unexpected turn when Akemi, his secret office-crush, is suddenly kidnapped.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. Festival Champ (お祭り野郎 魚河岸の兄弟分)
Hiroki Matsukata is a fish market worker and a fanatical Japanese festival rascal. He also falls in love with a stripper while delivering his colleague's love letter to her but forgetting to mention it's from another man.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
8. Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack (暴力列島 ダーティーマネージャック)
In the scorching heat of Okinawa, former lovers meet. Now, he is a gangster on a mission, she is a window trying to protect what is hers. Together, they get caught in the crossfire.
9. Brother
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
It has an average vote of 7.099 on TMDB.
10. Ichi the Killer (殺し屋1)
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.
It has an average vote of 6.991 on TMDB.
11. Contract Killer (殺手之王)
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
12. Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu (女王蜂と大学の龍)
Japanese action film.
13. Tattoo (Tattoo)
Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic. As Schrader and Minks investigate the murder, the case is complicated by a finger found in the stomach of the victim. Forensic examination proves the finger belongs to Nobert Günzel, who was previously convicted of rape and assault. The police raid Günzel’s residence, and discover a blood-stained table with restraints and bits of human flesh in his basement. They also find video equipment and preserved, tattooed skin from the victim’s back. Soon, they found dead bodies buried in the garden. Günzel then goes missing.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
14. Sonatine (Sonatine)
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
It has an average vote of 7.493 on TMDB.
15. Crying Freeman
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
It has an average vote of 6.334 on TMDB.
16. The Superhuman Stud (性豪列伝 死んで貰います)
Roman Porno from 1972.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
17. Woman Gambler (賭場の牝猫 素肌の壷振り)
Mourning the death of her boyfriend, Yukiko wanders aimlessly from one city to another. During her mourning, she becomes addicted to gambling. One day, a man that resembles her deceased lover asks for help. He's being pursued by a dangerous gang of yakuza.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
18. 漆黒の男たち (漆黒の男たち)
(漆黒の男たち)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
19. 漆黒の男たち 第二章 (漆黒の男たち 第二章)
(漆黒の男たち 第二章)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
20. Versus (ヴァーサス)
A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.
It has an average vote of 6.234 on TMDB.