Best Yakuza Movies & TV Series of the 1990s

Looking for the best yakuza movies and TV series of the 1990s? These 14 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Fireworks 1997 ★ 7.7

Sonatine 1993 ★ 7.5

Contract Killer 1998 ★ 7.1

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl 1999 ★ 6.8

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion 1992 ★ 6.9

Serpent's Path 1998 ★ 6.9

Gonin 1995 ★ 6.6

Fudoh: The New Generation 1996 ★ 6.6

Pornostar 1998 ★ 6.5

Showdown in Little Tokyo 1991 ★ 6.4

Dead or Alive 1999 ★ 6.4

Crying Freeman 1995 ★ 6.4

Shinjuku Triad Society 1995 ★ 6.3

Tokyo Decadence 1992 ★ 6.0