Drama, Crime
In 1970s-era Japan, three children, Kazuma Kiryu, Akira Nishikiyama, and his younger sister, Yuko Nishikiyama, are raised together in Shintaro Kazama's Sunflower Orphanage. In the summer of 1980, Yumi Sawamura, a young girl whose parents were accidentally shot and killed during a gang's shootout, joins them in the orphanage. Following a yakuza tradition, the honorable Kazama secretly raises orphans whose parents he has directly or indirectly killed. In return, the children love him as a father and he eventually inducts the teenage Kiryu and Nishikiyama into the Dojima Family, a Tojo Clan affiliate of which he is a senior officer.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Brother
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
A Man With Dragon Tattoos
Trials of an Okinawa Village
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
Gang vs. Gang
Graveyard of Honor
Animal Crossing: The Movie
Gonin
Papers, Please
The Sims
Drunken Angel
Kids Return
Street Mobster
Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
Sweet Trap
Chinpira
Eighteen Years in Prison
Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Storm Breaks
SIMILAR MOVIES
Brother
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2000
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.Kill Bill: Vol. 1
IMDB 8 | Oct , 2003
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.A Man With Dragon Tattoos
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1962
In the late 1890s, coal is a precious new natural resource. During an era of rapid economic growth, dreams are instilled into the lives of many across Japan. A vigorous young man with a look of fearless determination, sets foot on the northern part of Kyushu, an area where Yakuza thrived. His name is Kingoro Tamai (Yujiro Ishihara). With plans to travel the world, Kingoro worked diligently at a coal mine. His loyalty and hard work earned the respect of his peers, his courage won the heart of the beautiful Mon (Ruriko Asaoka), and his success evoked jealousy in his enemies.Trials of an Okinawa Village
IMDB 6 | Nov , 1971
A boss from a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Her hometown is threatened by usurers, gangsters and indirectly by American GI influences. She must battle a yakuza organization with her employees to help settle things.Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1971
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2017
Ten years after the Fourth Holy Grail War, a devastating clash between Masters and Servants, another war erupts. Shirou Emiya, whose father fought in the first battle, was leading a peaceful life with the warmhearted Sakura Matou. But when hidden forces begin to stir, Shirou resolves to fulfill his father’s dying wish, protect Sakura, and fight for the Holy Grail.Gang vs. Gang
IMDB 7 | Jul , 1962
The plot opens with the hero (Tsuruta) leaving prison, having served time through taking the blame for a fellow gang member’s crime. However, his former gang boss seems to have gone to seed, with people now killing each other and dealing in drugs. The hero then teams up with a lone operator (Tamba) who specialises in shaking down gangsters.Graveyard of Honor
IMDB 6.2 | Jun , 2002
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.Animal Crossing: The Movie
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2006
Ai, a self-reliant girl who moves to Animal Village and works at Nook's Cranny, gradually becomes part of the community with guidance from its residents and embarks on a quest to plant pine trees for a Winter Festival miracle after finding a message in a bottle.Gonin
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1995
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.Papers, Please
IMDB 7 | Feb , 2018
An official adaptation of the award winning game "Papers, Please" by Lucas Pope.The Sims
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026
An adaptation of the popular computer game franchise of the same name.Drunken Angel
IMDB 7.6 | Apr , 1948
In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.Kids Return
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 1996
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 local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.Street Mobster
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1972
After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1970
A fairly entertaining yarn told in somewhat broad strokes with Wakayama playing against type as a reformed-gambler-turned- Christian minister. Of course, before the tale is finished he is forced by the utterly nefarious, heinous villains to once again pick up a sword and join fellow anti-hero Sugawara in wiping out Evil.Sweet Trap
IMDB 4 | Sep , 1963
An office worker who dreams of a peaceful happiness with her boyfriend is forced into prostitution by yakuza.Chinpira
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2000
Osamu rescues a girl who was being chased by two punks and is soon mixed up with the YakuzaEighteen Years in Prison
IMDB 8.7 | Feb , 1967
A former soldier is caught working the black market and sent to prison while his partner escapes and goes on to become a gangster, but their paths cross again as they both fall in love with the same woman.Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Storm Breaks
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2026