Movies Like Female Yakuza Tale (1973)

Female Yakuza Tale is a 1973 action, crime, drama, thriller film from Teruo Ishii with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Sex and Fury and Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.

Action Crime Drama Thriller

Sex and Fury

1973

Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shonusuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.

6.2

MagicScore

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2011

A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.

8.1

MagicScore

Hell Dogs

2022

Bent on revenge, a traumatized ex-police officer must infiltrate a yakuza organization by befriending one of the group's most unhinged members.

7.2

MagicScore

The Yakuza

1974

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

7.1

MagicScore

Outrage

2010

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.

6.9

MagicScore

Outrage Coda

2017

Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.

6.8

MagicScore

Gonin

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.

6.5

MagicScore

Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss

1970

A wandering tough biker girl aids a female delinquent gang in their battles against an all-male Seiyu group over a fixed boxing match.

6.0

MagicScore

Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray

2017

A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by a powerful and mysterious man: the so called “Ghost of Bermuda.” With Goemon's employer dead in the ensuing chaos, his honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood. But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well!

7.8

MagicScore

#10

Sonatine

1993

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.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.

7.3

MagicScore

#12

Sympathy for the Underdog

1971

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

The Blood of Wolves

2018

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.

7.2

MagicScore

#14

Branded to Kill

1967

After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973

Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Brother

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.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Tokyo Drifter

1966

After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Tattooed Life

1965

After his own gang sets him up to kill a rival mobster, a hit man is forced to flee with his younger brother.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Last of the Wolves

2021

After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, but, due to one evil person who gets released from prison, the situation drastically changes.

7.0

MagicScore

#20

Deliver Us from Evil

2020

A retired contract killer goes on a bloody rampage when a young girl finds herself at the mercy of gangland human traffickers and only one man can come to her rescue, with an arsenal of weapons and years of experience in the art of killing.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Female Yakuza Tale?

The top films similar to Female Yakuza Tale by MovieMagicScore are Sex and Fury (6.2), Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (8.1), Hell Dogs (7.2). Each shares action/crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Female Yakuza Tale worth watching?

Female Yakuza Tale holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 38 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Female Yakuza Tale?

Female Yakuza Tale (1973) is a action, crime, drama, thriller film directed by Teruo Ishii, starring Reiko Ike, Makoto Aikawa, Arumi Kuri.

Where can I find more recommendations like Female Yakuza Tale?

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About movies like Female Yakuza Tale

This ranked list pairs Female Yakuza Tale (1973), a action and crime and drama and thriller film from Teruo Ishii, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Reiko Ike take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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