Movies like Intolerance
If Intolerance's mix of japan, father and accidental death stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Intolerance's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Yojimbo
1961 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 110 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade.
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Monster
2023 · Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · 125 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2020s)
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
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After the Storm
2016 · Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · 117 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo.
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Kids Return
1996 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 107 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: japan · Also a Japanese drama
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang.
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High and Low
1963 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 142 min8.4
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
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Wolf Children
2012 · Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · 117 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
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Belle
2021 · Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · 121 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2020s)
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate…
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From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 · Directed by Goro Miyazaki · 91 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off…
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Evil Does Not Exist
2023 · Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 106 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2020s)
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape"…