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10 Best Movies Like Tokyo Drifter

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

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#1
The Fable

The Fable

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tokyo Drifter 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....

#2
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tokyo Drifter for fans of Crime & 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...

#3
Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

1999★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tokyo Drifter for fans of Thriller & 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....

#4
Demon City

Demon City

2025★ 6.9

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

Framed for his family's murder and left for dead, an ex-hitman will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the masked "demons" who have taken over his city....

#5
The Outsider

The Outsider

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tokyo Drifter 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
Mr. Long

Mr. Long

2017★ 7.3

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

Long is a Taiwanese killer known for his sword skills. After Long fails a Tokyo mission, he moves to a small town where no one knows about him....

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