Movies like The King of Minami: The Special Movie (1995)
The best movies like The King of Minami: The Special Movie (1995) are Blood and Bones (2004), The Outsider (2018) and The Pornographers (1966). If The King of Minami: The Special Movie hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGodzilla vs. Biollante (1989)7.3/10 from 324 votes
- NewestAbove & Below (2026)Released 2026
- In JapaneseBlood and Bones (2004)Also in Japanese
Blood and Bones (2004)
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Outsider (2018)
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pornographers (1966)
A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTracers (2015)
Wanted by the mafia, a New York City bike messenger escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLone Samurai (2025)
A violent and reckless samurai is shipwrecked on a remote island left without an avenue for his rage. After undertaking a spiritual journey to appease his aggressive thoughts, he finds himself abducted by external demons taking the form of cannibals, putting his sense of reality and deadly talents to the test.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Street Fighter (1974)
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Debt Collector (2018)
A classically-trained martial artist goes to work as a debt collector for the mob. The job seems easy enough, until one “client” pulls him into a situation deeper than could ever be expected.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisGonin (1995)
Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdrift in Tokyo (2007)
A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGodzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new mutation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSakuran (2006)
Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBarbershop (2002)
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStreet of Shame (1956)
Follows five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fable (2019)
The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Great Yokai War (2005)
A young boy with a troubled home life becomes "chosen," and he stumbles into the middle of a great war of yōkai (a class of mythological creatures), where he meets a group of friendly yōkai who become his companions through his journey. Now he must fight to protect his friends and free the world of the yōkai from oppression.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAbove & Below (2026)
A group of friends' dream diving vacation turns into a fight for survival when brutal criminals attack their boat in open waters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Flying Deuces (1939)
Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. When they’re arrested for soon trying to desert the Legion—they escape a firing squad by stealing an aircraft.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHouse of Bamboo (1955)
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKamikaze Girls (2004)
Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRounders (1998)
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKODA KUMI Holy Fallin' Night (2023)
Concert film featuring Koda Kumi's Holy Fallin' Night Christmas concert filmed on December 23, 2023 at Osaka Hall.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Doterai Man (1975)
Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, it depicts the activities of the main character Takezo Yamashita who repels adversity with a man's stubbornness and guts.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Gene Generation (2007)
In a futuristic world, Michelle lives everyday battling with DNA Hackers who use their skills to hack into people's bodies and kill them. She is an assassin, trying to keep her younger brother, Jackie, out of trouble. When Jackie gets involved in a petty crime of robbery, he propels himself into the world of DNA Hackers, Shylocks (Loan Sharks) and Gangs.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisSCANDAL OSAKA-JO HALL 2013「Wonderful Tonight」 (2013)
SCANDAL OSAKA-JO HALL 2013 "Wonderful Tonight" is the sixth DVD and (forth concert DVD) released by SCANDAL. It features their dream concert at Osaka-Jo Hall in March 2013
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Marigold DREAM✴︎STAR Grand Prix 2024 ~ Day 1 (Afternoon) (2024)
DREAM✴︎STAR Grand Prix 2024 ~ Day 1 (Afternoon) was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dream Star★Fighting Marigold. It took place on August 31, 2024 at EDION Arena Osaka No.2 in Osaka, Japan, and served as the first show in the promotion's inaugural round-robin tournament.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Marigold DREAM✴︎STAR Grand Prix 2024 ~ Day 1 (Evening) (2024)
DREAM✴︎STAR Grand Prix 2024 ~ Day 1 (Evening) was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dream Star★Fighting Marigold, held on August 31, 2024 at EDION Arena Osaka No.2 in Osaka, Japan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy (1992)
#2 in the King of Minami series. The relentless Osaka loan shark Ginjiro Manda and his apprentice, Ryuichi, attempt to collect from a failed AV producer, setting into motion a complex series of events involving the yakuza, planned bankruptcy schemes and a wily stockbroker named Yasuda.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFor Pete's Sake (1974)
Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The King of Minami: The Special Movie?
The closest matches to The King of Minami: The Special Movie are Blood and Bones (2004), The Outsider (2018) and The Pornographers (1966). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The King of Minami: The Special Movie?
Start with Blood and Bones (2004), the closest match to The King of Minami: The Special Movie.
What is the highest-rated movie like The King of Minami: The Special Movie?
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989), rated 7.3/10 by 324 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The King of Minami: The Special Movie?
Above & Below (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like The King of Minami: The Special Movie?
Yes: Blood and Bones (2004), The Pornographers (1966) and The Street Fighter (1974).
How are movies similar to The King of Minami: The Special Movie chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The King of Minami: The Special Movie, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.