12. Tokyo Drifter (1966)

This classic Japanese movie directed by Seijun Suzuki belongs to a genre of yakuza movies that revolves around Japanese organized crime syndicates. When yakuza boss Kurata ends his criminal empire, his enemy, Otsuka, offers Kurata’s go-to person, Phoenix, a position. But the loyal hitman declines and must now pay with his life as Otsuka sends an assassin to kill him. The stylish movie has themes of loyalty and is a classic in world cinema.
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