7 Best Asian Gangster Films You Must Watch

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Oct 22, 2024

Breathless (2008)

A drama film by Yang Ik-june and the story revolves around a loan shark named Sang-Hoon finds himself striking a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl, Yeon-Hee, as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.

Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)

Set in the 1980s, corrupt officer Ik-hyun teams up with fellow criminal Hyung-Bae to carry out more illicit acts before he loses his employment. He ultimately chooses to flee and places the blame on his companion.

The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Lee Jeong-beom’s action thriller film that showcases a complex drug ring scenario involves an ex-special agent. He must save the defenseless daughter of a drug trafficker from becoming a victim of her parents' argument.

Soo (2007)

An action thriller film directed by Yoichi Sai, the story of two twin brothers, one who becomes a policeman and other becomes an assassin. When one of them is murdered uses his twin identity to seek revenge.

The Yellow Sea (2010)

Gu-nam is compelled to carry out an assassination in South Korea in order to locate his wife, who has gone missing. But the hit goes horribly wrong, and the mafia and police start looking for Gu-nam.

The Outlaws (2017)

Directed by Kang Yoon-sung, the film revolves around Detective Ma Seok-do, who tries to control the gang-wars between Chinese-Korean gangs while also dealing with a ruthless loan shark named Jang-Chen.

The Roundup (2022)

A South Korean action crime film directed by Lee Sang-yong, follows Detective Ma Seok-do's travels to Vietnam to extradite a suspect but comes across some gruesome murders of Korean tourists by a vicious killer.

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