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Films like The Yakuza.

The Yakuza (1974) reads as Sombre, steady, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Electra Glide in Blue (1973) poster
1. Electra Glide in Blue1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Touch (1971) poster
2. The Touch1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Body Heat (1981) poster
3. Body Heat1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Hickey & Boggs (1972) poster
4. Hickey & Boggs1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Friends ofEddie Coyle —repeat guard1973
5. The Friends of Eddie Coyle — repeat guard1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Great White Tower (1966) poster
6. The Great White Tower1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Yavanika (1982) poster
7. Yavanika1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pressure (1976) poster
8. Pressure1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Without Anesthesia (1978) poster
9. Without Anesthesia1978

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Weighed but Found Wanting (1974) poster
10. Weighed but Found Wanting1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Calm (1980) poster
11. The Calm1980

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Train Stopped (1982) poster
12. The Train Stopped1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Yakuza’s neighbours — where are yours?

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