Top 20 movies like Wolves of the Night
Top 20 Movies like Wolves of the Night
- 1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- 2. A Legend of Turmoil
- 3. Brother
- 4. Gamblers
- 5. Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
- 6. The Superhuman Stud
- 7. Sonatine
- 8. Woman Gambler
- 9. Sun and stars
- 10. Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu
- 11. Abashiri Prison
- 12. Crying Freeman
- 13. Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
- 14. Violent Island: Dirty Money Hijack
- 15. The Quiet Don: A New Chapter
- 16. Black Rain
- 17. The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
- 18. Wasabi
- 19. Koiko no Mainichi
- 20. Tough as Iron
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 7.098 on TMDB.
4. Gamblers (博奕打ち)
Tsuruta is a respected tattoo artist working with comrades Machida and Yamashiro. His former boss, who also just happens to be the master who had tattooed the magnificent dragon on Tsuruta’s back, is now a dissolute, bitter drunk living with his son in law and sickly grandson. His daughter, the boy’s mom, is indentured at the brothel run by boss Nakamura and daughter Matsuo. Nakamura’s two faced second in command Amatsu will not let the mother see her son…
5. Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo (博奕打ち 一匹竜)
The second part of the Gamblers series.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Sun and stars (太陽と星)
It's a thrilling, action-packed entertainer with sparks of men versus villains in an up-and-down tale of brothers burning with masculine will and passion.
10. Queen Bee and College Boy Ryu (女王蜂と大学の龍)
Japanese action film.
11. Abashiri Prison (網走番外地)
Also Known As: Abashiri Native Ground
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. Black Rain
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
It has an average vote of 6.595 on TMDB.
17. The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (野獣狩り)
A taut, economical policier-cum-gang-hostage thriller.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
18. Wasabi (Wasabi)
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
19. Koiko no Mainichi (恋子の毎日)
Shinjuku gangster Sabu and his young wife Koiko try to live a normal life, despite the interferences of gang politics and criminal deals. After she saves his life, Sabu's gang-boss, Tominaga, falls in love with Koiko, and sends Sabu into increasing dangerous situations, hoping to cause his arrest, and thus obligate himself to "take care" of Koiko while Sabu is in prison.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
20. Tough as Iron (깡철이)
Gang-cheol is a legendary street fighter in Busan who cleaned up his act to care for his sick mother. Knowing he's desperate for money for his mother's operation, Sang-gon proposes that Gang-cheol works for him.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.