Modern Yakuza, also known as the Gendai Yakuza (Japanese: 現代やくざ) is a loosely defined yakuza film series starting in 1969 and ending in 1972.
Overall, the series deals with social delinquents, who gain unwanted attention from the local yakuza. The series consists of three films and three in-name-only spin offs, although the third film in the series is only connected by character names, and does not explicitly state that it is a part of the franchise. The series stars Bunta Sugawara in all of the films, though he only plays the same character in the first three films. The first two films were directed by Yasuo Furuhata, the third film was directed by Shin Takakuwa, the fourth film was directed by Kiyoshi Saeki, the fifth film was directed by Sadao Nakajima, and the sixth film was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Victims[]
Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless (1969)[]
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Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw/Outlaw's Code (1969)[]
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Thugs of Shinjiku (1970)[]
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Modern Yakuza: Returning Sake Cups/Broken Code (1971)[]
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Modern Yakuza: Three Cherry Blosson Blood Brothers/Three Decoy Blood Brothers (1971)[]
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Modern Yakuza: Outlaw Killer/Street Mobster (1972)[]
- Okita's Mother - Committed suicide by drowning herself, shown in a flashback.
- Unnamed Yakuza Member - Stabbed in the face by Okita, shown in a flashback.
- Two Unnamed Yakuza Members - Stabbed in the chest multiple times by Okita, Kizaki, and Tetsuo off-screen.
- Unnamed Delinquent - Stabbed in the chest multiple times by yakuza members.
- Jiro - Beaten and stabbed in the chest by yakuza members.
- Kizaki - Chased onto the street by yakuza members and ran over by a car.
- Unnamed Yakuza Member - Head crushed by Okita with his boots.
- Unnamed Yakuza Member - Beaten to death by Okita's gang.
- Sabu - Neck crushed under a wooden stool by yakuza members.
- Two Unnamed Yakuza Members - Stabbed to death by Karasawa under Yato's orders off-screen, body seen.
- Takigawa - Stabbed in the chest by Karasawa under Yato's orders off-screen, body seen
- Karasawa - Stabbed to death by Takigawa off-screen, body seen.
- Tetsuo - Sentenced to death by Yato.
- Yasuo - Sentenced to death by Yato.
- Kimiyo - Stabbed in the back by yakuza members.
- Isamu Okita - Shot multiple times by Miyahara, Owada, and other yakuza members.
- Total - 18
Deaths[]
- Total - 18 (So Far)
- 16 Male
- 2 Female
Kill Counts[]
- Isamu Okita - 5 (Deceased)
- Shunsuke Yato - 5 (Alive)
- Karasawa - 3 (Deceased)
- Tetsuo - 3 (Deceased)
- Kizaki - 2 (Deceased)
- Eisaku Owada - 1 (Alive)
- Miyahara - 1 (Alive)
- Sabu - 1 (Deceased)
- Takigawa - 1 (Deceased)
- Yasuo - 1 (Deceased)