Battle Royale (2000)
Futuristic Japanese survival gameshow where school children fight for their lives.
Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
Japanese high school kids are forced to hunt down a dangerous renegade, or die.
The Boss's Head (1975)
Rival yakuza clans engage in a bloody territorial dispute.
Last Days Of The Boss (1976)
A former labourer turned yakuza plots to avenge the murder of the boss who changed his life.
New Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1974)
A failed assassin gets out of prison to find that his clan is at war with itself, putting him in untenable position.
Street Mobster (1972)
A street gangster emerges from prison and pits two high powered local gangs against each other in an attempt to gain prestige and control.
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
An undercover cop drifts into a gangster lifestyle.
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