Movies like Downfall
If Downfall's mix of infidelity, japan and mangaka stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Downfall's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Look Back
2024 · Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama · 58 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: mangaka · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2020s)
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a…
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Ugetsu
1953 · Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · 96 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare.
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Throne of Blood
1957 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 108 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses…
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Air Doll
2009 · Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · 116 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi.
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Blade of the Immortal
2017 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 140 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul.
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Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 121 min8.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
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When Marnie Was There
2014 · Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 103 min7.9
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may…
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Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
2007 · Directed by Tetsuro Araki · 131 min7.9
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power.
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Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
2016 · Directed by Tatsuya Oishi · 63 min7.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his…
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BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-
2024 · Directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa · 91 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2020s)
When apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
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The Yakuza
1974 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 112 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: japan
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
2008 · Directed by Noriyuki Abe · 94 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing.