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Movies like Taiyô no heso (1965)

The best movies like Taiyô no heso (1965) are Tokyo Decadence (1992), Flower & Snake: Zero (2014) and Imprint (2006). If Taiyô no heso hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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

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  2. Flower & Snake: Zero (2014)

    Misaki Amemiya is an assistant inspector for the Metropolitan Police Department's Community Safety Bureau who becomes ensnared in a trap while investigating a mysterious illegal video website called "Babylon". Soon, she's bound and tortured along with Shizuko and an oversexed housewife named Ruri.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Imprint (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

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  4. Antiporno (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

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  5. Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)

    Go, Go, Second Time Virgin is the story of two damned and abused teenagers who meet and fall in mutant love on a Tokyo rooftop. Their only hope is to cement their love with an escape into oblivion.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)

    The spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage duties, puts a damper on Boruto's fire. He ends up meeting his father's friend Sasuke, and requests to become... his apprentice!? The curtain on the story of the new generation rises!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)

    Naruto is thrilled when he is sent on a mission to protect his favorite actress, Yukie Fujikaze, on the set of her new movie, The Adventures of Princess Gale. But when the crew ventures out to film in the icy, foreboding Land of Snow, Yukie mysteriously flees! Naruto and his squad set off to find her... unaware that three Snow Ninja lie in wait, with a sinister purpose that will force Yukie to face her hidden past!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Far from the Tree (2021)

    On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Star of David: Beauty Hunting (1979)

    The life of Tatsuya, a young man of proper yet mysterious descent, whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. The Royal Treatment (2022)

    Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love. When Izzy and her fellow stylists get the opportunity of a lifetime to do the hair for the royal wedding, she and Prince Thomas learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. One Million Yen Girl (2008)

    A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. A 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

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  13. BURN·E (2008)

    What lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple task can often be a very difficult endeavor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022)

    Promotional video celebrating 20 years of the Naruto animation project.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)

    Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura are executing their mission of delivering a lost pet to a certain village. However, right in the midst of things, troops led by the mysterious knight, Temujin, attack them. In the violent battle, the three become separated. Temujin challenges Naruto to a fight and at the end of the fierce battle, both fall together from a high cliff...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Symbol (2009)

    A Japanese man in polka-dot pajamas wakes up in a room with no doors. Meanwhile, a middle-aged Mexican wrestler prepares for his most challenging match ever.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Violated Angels (1967)

    Based on the mass murder spree of Richard Speck in 1966, a young man who broke into a nurses’ home in Chicago, mutilating and killing several of the inmates, Wakamatsu’s film is a precise, sad delineation of a particular aspect of masculine sexual consciousness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Irezumi (1966)

    Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality seems to transform under its influence.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)

    The Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Sintel (2010)

    A wandering warrior finds an unlikely friend in the form of a young dragon. The two develop a close bond, until one day the dragon is snatched away. She then sets out on a relentless quest to reclaim her friend, finding in the end that her quest exacts a far greater price than she had ever imagined.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Taiyô no heso?

The closest matches to Taiyô no heso are Tokyo Decadence (1992), Flower & Snake: Zero (2014) and Imprint (2006). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Taiyô no heso?

Start with Tokyo Decadence (1992), the closest match to Taiyô no heso.

What is the highest-rated movie like Taiyô no heso?

Far from the Tree (2021), rated 8.1/10 by 395 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Taiyô no heso?

Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like Taiyô no heso?

Yes: Tokyo Decadence (1992), Flower & Snake: Zero (2014) and Imprint (2006).

How are movies similar to Taiyô no heso chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Taiyô no heso, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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