Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shabu

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

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#1
Drunken Angel

Drunken Angel

1948★ 7.6

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

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former bos...

#2
Black Rain

Black Rain

1989★ 6.6

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

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. Howeve...

#3
Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo

2007★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shabu for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo....

#4
Why Don't You Play in Hell?

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013★ 7.4

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

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie....

#5
The Outsider

The Outsider

2018★ 6.2

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

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka....

#6
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shabu for fans of Action. 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...

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