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Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)
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Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)
Original name: 鮫肌男と桃尻女
Genre: Mystery, Action, Thriller, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
Style: disturbing, manga, dark comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, surreal, stylized, semi serious, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, sex, superhero, samurai, hitman, escape, runaway, leaving home, love and romance, sexual perversion, chase, chases and races, rivalry, criminal's revenge, lovers on the run, gangster, violent content, fashion, car accident, on the run, graphic violence, contract, live action, shot in the head, nosebleed ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia
Keyword: gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, exciting, semi serious and humorous films with plots about rivalry, gangster, deadly, yakuza, danger, criminal heroes and chases and races mostly in Action, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl: Party 7 (2000), Adrenaline Drive (1999), Monday (2000), Yakuza Weapon (2011), Drop (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Party 7 (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Seven characters, introduced at the start of the film, get thrown together into the same hotel room: a thief who's stolen a suitcase of money from the mob, his ex-girlfriend, her obsessive boyfriend, the mob soldier sent to retrieve the ...
Style: semi serious, stylized, humorous, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: thief, chase, love and romance, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, betrayal, hitman, mistaken identity, sexual content, gangster, mentally unstable, gang ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new mexico
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Adrenaline Drive (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A gas leak explosion at a yakuza hideout provides a shy nurse and a rental car clerk with the opportunity to take a briefcase full of money. A cross-country chase ensues.
Style: dark comedy, road movie, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, on the run, hospital, stolen money, partner, gangster, fall in love, fugitives, odd couple, chases and races, nothing goes right, love and romance ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia
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Monday (2000)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A simple funeral turns a man's world upside down.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, humorous, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Plot: yakuza, gangster, life turned upside down, danger, disorder, dark humor, memory loss, chases and races, gang, coincidence, chase, asian ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Yakuza Weapon (2011)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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Drop (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story: "Drop" tells the story of a boy named Hiroshi Shinanogawa, who grew up in the 1980s. He became inspired by the Be-Bop High School manga and decided to become a delinquent. Hiroshi dropped out of a private middle school and transferred to a ...
Style: semi serious, stylized, rough, realistic, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: friendship, juvenile delinquency, buddies, youth, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, gang, delinquent, coming of age, high school, strong violent content, high school life ...
Time: 80s, 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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56%
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Shoot the Hero (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A 30-something couple unintentionally become involved in a botched jewel heist while shopping for wedding rings.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, exciting, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: couples, gangster, witnessing a crime, on the run, danger, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, disorder, hitman, profanity, violent content, chases and races ...
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Place: las vegas
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Red Shadow (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the Ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the Ninja were trained to work in shadows, gather information and defeat the enemy to build a world of peace. Red Shadow, Blue Shadow and Aska are neophyte ninjas under ...
Style: exciting, stylized, humorous, semi serious, manga
Plot: martial arts, ninja, samurai, love triangle, master warrior, assassination, sword fight, heroes, political unrest, love and romance, vengeance, superhero ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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53%
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
Style: humorous, rough, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: yakuza, gang, gang war, parents and children, female killer, chaos, rivalry, love and romance, vengeance, danger, criminal heroes, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Akira is the legendary killer known as The Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner Yoko as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, satirical, psychological, exciting ...
Plot: hitman, workplace, battles, satire, criminal, murderer, murder, fight, investigation, yakuza, asian, one man army ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Golgo 13 (1977)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Duke Togo (codename: Golgo 13) is a ruthless assassin who's accepted a tricky assignment from an American drug syndicate. His mission is to "rub out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His main obstacle is the relentless Detective ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 70s, year 1977
Place: asia, tokyo, kyoto japan, hong kong
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51%
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: In the fourth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.
Style: visual, grindhouse, stylized, manga, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, martial arts, assassin, kung fu, weapons, hitman, blood, violence, sword fight, sex, ancient, fight ...
Place: japan, asia
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50%
The Red Spectacles (1987)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", the former Kerberos police unit is now disbanded. However one member remains, a stray dog who returns to his old roost after a three-years exile. This wild dog no longer has a master, but ...
Style: surreal, anime, experimental, claymation, semi serious ...
Plot: cyberpunk, superhero, shootout, surrealism, food poisoning, distopia, violent content, dystopian future, dark humor, law enforcement, lone wolves, rebellion ...
Time: 90s, future, 20th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Zatoichi (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Zatôichi is a 19th century blind nomad who makes his living as a gambler and masseur. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master swordsman gifted with a lightning-fast draw and breathtaking precision. While wandering, Zatôichi discovers a ...
Style: atmospheric, humorous, exciting, harsh, stylized ...
Plot: samurai, martial arts, sword fight, master warrior, fencing, zatoichi, violence, gang, good versus evil, protector, blind character, swordsman ...
Time: 19th century, year 2003, 1800s, 2000s
Place: japan, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Taste of Tea (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story: A spell of time in the life of a family living in rural Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo. Though her husband is busy working at an office, Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project at home. Uncle Ayano has ...
Style: surreal, touching, semi serious, contemplative, disturbing ...
Plot: escape from reality, countryside, family life, eccentric family, youth, teenage love, parents and children, housewife, delusion, dull life, surrealism, family history ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s
Place: japan, east asia, asia
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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of ...
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Time: middle ages
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A Cold Day in August (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
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Story: One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three years ago. August has become a real problem for some of the bosses around town, and Ronnie will ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
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44%
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Made Men (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A man and a woman are on the run from gangsters whom he has stolen $12.5 million. When the gangsters show up, he takes them supposedly to where the money is hidden but instead leads them into a trap at a backwoods crystal-meth factory. The gangsters ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: on the run, 007, meme, manhunt, gangster, disorder, master criminal, crime gone awry, dishonesty, law enforcement, police investigation, danger ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage killers to destroy his father's organization.
Style: controversial, neo noir, action thriller, crime drama, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Crows Zero (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself to do it as he reminds him of his youth.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, semi serious, manga ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
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Blue Tiger (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Gena is a sweet and dedicated mother to her little son. One day, whilst shopping with him for a halloween mask, her son is accidently shot through the chest by a Japanese Gunman, trying to kill an opposing gang of bus operators. Gena notices that ...
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, 20th century
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38%
The City of Lost Souls (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian ...
Style: disturbing, harsh, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, organized crime, lovers on the run, love triangle, gang, rivalry, master criminal, danger, chase, drug dealing, hitman, martial arts ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie ...
Style: suspenseful, parody, humorous, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
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Dead or Alive 2 (2000)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, rough, dark comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
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Postman Blues (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting ...
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, action thriller, heroic, semi serious ...
Plot: yakuza, police officer, heroic bloodshed, postman, gangster, chase, love and romance, dishonesty, fall in love, danger, unfulfillment, workplace ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Detective Doberman (1977)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The burned remains of a young woman discovered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The police comes to the conclusion that its the work of a pyromaniacal serial murderer. The murder victim is identified as Mayumi Tamaki, a native of Ishigaki, Okinawa. As the ...
Style: crime drama, humorous, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, martial arts, tough guy, cop, murder, gangster, rescue, urban, danger, fish out of water, disorder, rivalry ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: asia, japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Collectors (1999)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Shifting alliances put a pair of hardnosed hit men in jeopardy in this 1999 crime caper. A New Orleans mob boss looking to settle scores sends Ray (Rick Fox) and A.K. (Casper Van Dien) to New York City to collect overdue debts.
Style: suspenseful, realistic, rough, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: partner, gangster, violent content, car chase, criminal's revenge, chases and races, rivalry, criminal heroes, gory, tough heroes, buddies, on the run ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new orleans, new york, montreal
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers protection to a forward-thinking physician Genan Sugino who has defamed his ruler, discovers a pleasure ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot: samurai, martial arts, medieval, violent, edo period, superhero, nudity, female nudity, rape, spirit, violent content, state affairs ...
Time: middle ages
Place: asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Trouble Bound (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Upon getting out of prison, a man who took the rap for some thief buddies gets together with them again, and tells them he's not interested in doing things with them any more. They stick a dead body in his trunk, unbeknownst to him, and he ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, cynical, serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, criminal heroes, unlikely partners, gangster, disorder, obsessive quest, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, on the road, ex convict, lovers on the run, erotica ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Graveyard of Honor (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Style: serious, rough, realistic, bleak, crime drama ...
Plot: yakuza, gangster, life is a bitch, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, rivalry, drug abuse, addiction, psychopath, violence, attempted murder, organized crime ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Gangster Exchange (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Karate meets Kalashnikovs as the uncontrollable force and the immovable object are thrown together in this bloody hilarious action comedy! Hiro's a Tokyo cyber-punk Yakuza with a simple mission: smuggle a toilet made of pure heroin to New York ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, stylized, realistic, clever ...
Plot: chase, partner, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, misfit partners, buddies, drug dealing, odd couple, disorder, gang, unlikely partners, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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