Movies like Conflagration
If Conflagration's mix of arson, kyoto, japan and post war japan stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Conflagration'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 · 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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From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 · Directed by Goro Miyazaki · 91 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: post war japan · Also 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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Tokyo Story
1953 · Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · 137 min8.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama · From the same decade (1950s)
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo.
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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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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · Directed by Paul Schrader · 121 min7.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
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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.
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After the Storm
2016 · Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · 117 min7.2
Why you'll like itAlso 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 itAlso 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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Evil Does Not Exist
2023 · Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 106 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
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"…
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Backdraft 2
2019 · Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego · 102 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: arson
Years after the original Backdraft, Sean, son of the late Steve "Bull" McCaffrey, is assigned to investigate a deadly fire only to realize it is something much more sinister.