Movies like Solar Eclipse
If Solar Eclipse's mix of bribery, political corruption and japanese politics stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Solar Eclipse's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 121 min8.3
Why you'll like itWith Tatsuya Nakadai and Shigeru Kōyama · Also 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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The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 150 min7.7
Why you'll like itWith Kō Nishimura · Also a Japanese drama
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi.
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Ugetsu
1953 · Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · 96 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso 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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Battle Royale
2000 · Directed by Kinji Fukasaku · 113 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.