Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Firebrands

If you loved Firebrands, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firebrands for fans of Crime & Action & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yak...

#2
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

1973★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firebrands for fans of Crime & Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Me...

#3
Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor

2002★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firebrands for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems....

#4
Crying Freeman

Crying Freeman

1995★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firebrands for fans of Crime & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful a...

#5
Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

1999★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firebrands for fans of Crime & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down....

#6
The Fable

The Fable

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Firebrands for fans of Crime & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka....

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