Movies like Akai kami no onna
The best movies like Akai kami no onna are Sanshiro Sugata (1943), It Feels So Good (2019) and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972). If Akai kami no onna hooked you, these 27 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Akai kami no onna
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSamurai Rebellion (1967)8.2/10 from 283 votes
- NewestShisei (2026)Released 2026
- In JapaneseSanshiro Sugata (1943)Also in Japanese
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō matures, he proves judo’s spirit against old-guard challengers—including a deadly duel—while falling for his vanquished opponent’s daughter. Based on the novel by Tsuneo Tomita, son of Tomita Tsunejirō, the earliest disciple of judo.
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 thisThe Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPride and Prejudice (1940)
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSalem's Lot (2024)
Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisNorthanger Abbey (2007)
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAngel Guts: Red Classroom (1979)
A porn magazine editor stumbles upon an amateur gang rape film and, struck by the girl's acting, decides to find her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
As a group of university students go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife – all the while unaware of the romantic longings of "Senpai", a senior student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her in an effort to win her heart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpeak (2004)
Freshman high-school student Melinda has refused to speak ever since she called the cops on a popular summer party. With her old friends snubbing her for being a rat, and her parents too busy to notice her troubles, she folds into herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Sassy Girl (2008)
A guy has his life planned out until he is wooed, groomed and then dumped by an elusive woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Map That Leads to You (2025)
Heather is a young woman traveling Europe with friends before starting her perfectly planned life. A chance meeting with Jack sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery. As secrets and life choices test their bond, her path changes forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Gift to Remember (2017)
After colliding with a pedestrian on her bicycle who loses his memory following the accident, Darcy Archer becomes determined to help the handsome guy figure out who he is. In the process, she finds out a lot more about who she is, what she wants from life, and how this too-good-to-be-true guy might just be the man she’s been waiting to bump into all her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSamurai Rebellion (1967)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisBoot Camp (2024)
Unathletic Whitney Carmichael signs up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself and falls for her personal trainer. She then finds the strength to embrace her true self and ignore the others' expectations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDirty Sexy Saint (2019)
Clay Kincaid hates the nickname 'Saint', he got for being too kind to stray animals and desperate people. Especially when it comes to women. With a rough and damaged past that has left him jaded, he doesn't do committed relationships. This is before he meets Samantha Jamieson, an heiress turned runaway in need of help. When she starts to work as a waitress at his bar, he discovers that she is someone truly special and amazing… someone that could warm his damaged heart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSomething Like Summer (2017)
Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood enemies and complicated friends.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
SnoozefestMovies like thisTaste and Tears (2025)
Bound by shared loneliness, Shinya and his classmate Yuka grow close while working on their school newspaper. But after a sudden incident, Yuka vanishes without a trace, leaving Shinya clinging to an unfulfilled promise. Thirty years later, long-buried truths about Yuka’s past finally surface, forcing Shinya to confront what was lost, and what remained unsaid.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Medley (2026)
Lola (16) is a lonely girl marked by a trauma that has followed her since childhood: the mysterious absence of her father. A talented swimmer with a vast collection of medals, Lola keeps a curious secret, she cannot swim the butterfly stroke. She has a strained relationship with her mother, and after one of their arguments she decides to spend her vacation alone in her uncle's town. There, the teenager's life changes radically she falls in love with Gabriel, makes new friends, and joins the town's struggling swim team. Now, every time Lola is in the water, these new emotions stir memories from her past. On the eve of an important championship, Lola finds herself facing fears and traumas she never expected, including the truth about her father's death.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Tomoshibi: The 6.4km Journey of the Choshi Electric Railway (2017)
Shiina Kyoko is a high school student in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. She organized an event to promote the Choshi Electric Railway Line. The event is a race between the Chosi train and high school student runners. Shiina Kyoko gets impatient as the last high school student runner has yet to be decided. Meanwhile, Mamoru Kumagami is enthusiastic about taking pictures of railroads and trains. He visits the city of Choshi and meets beautiful Kimie. They get closer. Preparation for the event is finished, but an unexpected accident happens.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Lu Lae Gyi Myar Ywar (2019)
In a village filled with clever and eccentric characters, the arrival of a man known as E.T. and his companion Kyin, who come to open a pharmacy, sets off a chain of bizarre and increasingly comic events. Strange toilet pits begin appearing around the home of Khin Maung San and Cartoon, leading the villagers into a humorous mystery involving schemes, misunderstandings and the unusual behaviour of the village's inhabitants.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Your Story (2026)
Chihiro, a university student who lives a lonely life, undergoes a treatment to erase his memories in order to forget his unhappy past. However, when he awakens, his memories have not disappeared. Instead, he is left with memories of his first love with Toka, a childhood friend he has never even met. She is supposed to exist only within fabricated memories. Yet before long, Chihiro finds himself unable to get her out of his mind. But one day, Toka appears in the real world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Coming SoonMovies like thisShisei (2026)
New adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki short story. Seiji, a tattoo artist who returned to Japan following his father’s death, encounters Chisato—a woman who wanders the city streets barefoot. Captivated by Chisato, who lives desperately for the sake of her younger brother and her lover, Seiji becomes consumed by a burning desire to tattoo her back—an act that feels like a defiance against his own failing, illness-ridden body. Meanwhile, Seiji reconnects with his childhood friend, Takashi, who has been living a dissolute life. Together, Seiji, Takashi, and Chisato—who longs to shed her timid self and be reborn—embark on a journey, leaving everything else behind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Akai kami no onna?
The closest matches to Akai kami no onna are Sanshiro Sugata (1943), It Feels So Good (2019) and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972). Below are 24 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Akai kami no onna?
Start with Sanshiro Sugata (1943), the closest match to Akai kami no onna.
What is the highest-rated movie like Akai kami no onna?
Samurai Rebellion (1967), rated 8.2/10 by 283 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Akai kami no onna?
Shisei (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Akai kami no onna?
Yes: Sanshiro Sugata (1943), It Feels So Good (2019) and Angel Guts: Red Classroom (1979).
How are movies similar to Akai kami no onna chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Akai kami no onna, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.