Movies like Kimono Madam (1998)
The best movies like Kimono Madam (1998) are Tokyo Decadence (1992), Sex and Fury (1973) and Antiporno (2017). If Kimono Madam hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)8.0/10 from 19,719 votes
- NewestIt Feels So Good (2019)Released 2019
- In JapaneseTokyo Decadence (1992)Also in Japanese
Tokyo Decadence (1992)
A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSex and Fury (1973)
Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa, and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAntiporno (2017)
Kyôko, a traumatized young Japanese girl, finds herself struggling with her self-confidence in her adult life. Growing up in a family without her mother and her sister, she constantly questions the rationale of sex and the notion of liberty in modern Japanese society.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisImprint (2006)
An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIn the Realm of the Senses (1976)
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShogun Assassin (1980)
A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGuilty of Romance (2011)
While police investigate a woman found dead in a derelict love hotel, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To escape the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade of the doting wife.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOriginal Sin (2001)
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt Feels So Good (2019)
When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there in order to attend her wedding. Naoko surprises him by proposing that they have sex again. The one night stand is the new beginning.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFifty Shades Freed (2018)
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Duke of Burgundy (2015)
Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFemale Yakuza Tale (1973)
Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a gang of female thieves.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnfaithful (2002)
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDarc (2018)
To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Overnight (2015)
Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisAudition (2000)
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Thousand and One Nights (1969)
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisRape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)
After a nuclear attack in Tokyo, the female population is attacked by infected males who have become sex-crazed zombies, hungry for human flesh. Officeworker Momoko and nurse Nozomi seek shelter in a Shinto Shrine, where they meet housewife Kanae and school girl Tamae. With no choices left to them, the group of girls decides to take a stand and arm themselves with assault rifles and explosives to fight off hordes of horny zombies. What is the secret to killing the zombies for good?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Little Death (2014)
A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarried Woman's Desire to Have an Affair (1988)
Married women are, in other words, a different form of life from us. Because they have the tendency to repeat reproductive acts day and night, if there is a gap between acts or they are unsatisfied, they substitute it with simulated acts or acts with other men.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Saki Mizusawa's Mistress Application (1994)
A woman who works part-time at a publishing company while attending university. She has good taste, but she has a shy personality, and she was the type to lose money. One day, she was predicted by a fortune teller who was passing by that "another you will appear", and on her way home, she suddenly felt dizzy and when she opened her eyes, she had a strange experience in which everything appeared red. And from that day on, her personality changed...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Molester Train: Forced Deep Inside (1991)
Pinku distributed by Xces.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Female College Student Confinement: Vibrator Hell (1992)
Pinku distributed by Xces.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Yukata Wife's Inner Thighs: Exposed (1996)
Namie, a young wife who aspires to be a writer, has applied for awards from various companies, but has had a hard time getting recognized. Then, by chance, she meets Eitaro, the author of a collection of poems she used to read. Namie takes a liking to Eitaro, who she doesn't normally meet, and she aggressively approaches him, and they have sex over and over again. One day, she learns that Eitaro not only has a wife, but also a child from his mistress, which makes her angry. Namie, who has made up her mind, asks the girls, "Would you please give me Eitaro?" But they treat her with her nose instead. However, Eitaro gradually started spending more time in Namie's room. One day, Ichiko came to Namie's room after learning about it...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Double E Cup: Ripe (1988)
Machi, an office worker, and Miako, a college student, are learning ikekou style of flower arrangement from Gensuke. Gensuke's wife Yuki was also one of her disciples, but there was something lewd about the Kikko style
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Groper Train: One Shot in the Morning (1989)
Yoriko hears an unexpected story from lawyer Sanada. Her great-aunt, who lives in America, says that if Yoriko marries Daizaburo, she will inherit all of her 2 billion yen inheritance. However, Yoriko has never him and does not know where he is. All she knows is that he is a habitual groper and has a star tattoo on his groin. With the help of her best friend Ryoko, Yoriko gets on the train and approaches a group of men...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Tokubetsu kikaku: The tôkô shashin (1990)
Yumiko goes to a hotel with Funaki, whom she met at a park, and after having an affair, he is photographed nude. Her husband, Goro, happened to see a photo posted in an erotic magazine, and although her eyes were erased, he was convinced that it was Yumiko and blamed her. However, she strongly denied it, so she met with the magazine's editor and had him show her a photo of her. She was definitely Yumiko...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Kimono Madam?
The closest matches to Kimono Madam are Tokyo Decadence (1992), Sex and Fury (1973) and Antiporno (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Kimono Madam?
Start with Tokyo Decadence (1992), the closest match to Kimono Madam.
What is the highest-rated movie like Kimono Madam?
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), rated 8.0/10 by 19,719 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Kimono Madam?
It Feels So Good (2019) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Kimono Madam?
Yes: Tokyo Decadence (1992), Sex and Fury (1973) and Antiporno (2017).
How are movies similar to Kimono Madam chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kimono Madam, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.