Gokusen is a unique anime featuring Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza leader. Since both of her parents are ...

Unable to resist the expectations around him, he is burdened with the traditions and prestige of the gang, reluctantly walking the path of the yakuza as the young acting leader of the Hakurou Family.

With Wind Breaker gaining popularity, fans seeking similar anime can explore options like Crows, which features a Yakuza heir ...

The Bride, played by Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' Vol 1 and Vol 2, goes through many intense fights during the movies, but what is her fate?

The team at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has managed to grow a sizable audience for Yakuza, without expanding the game’s virtual boundaries. A big part of this is due to the leadership of Hiroyuki ...

Anime, with its flair for dramatics and love for morally grey characters, has no shortage of stories that echo the spirit of ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

Membership in yakuza gangs hit an all-time low of 18,800 ... while only about 10 percent of the arrests involved group leaders or people who gave instructions for carrying out the crimes.

Tatsu as seen in anime (Image via J.C.Staff) Tatsu, the main character of The Way of the Househusband, is a retired yakuza leader who now dedicates his life to household perfection. Underneath his ...

KITA-KYUSHU--Once Japan’s most feared yakuza gang, Kudo-kai based here in Fukuoka Prefecture now exists mostly in name only. Its leader is in prison, the group’s ranks are depleted and those ...

The yakuza began as con artists and illegal bookmakers ... They are known to cut off their own fingers as an 'apology' for offending their leaders and kumichos themselves have done the same ...