Movies like Ryoichi & Kiyoshi (2006)
The best movies like Ryoichi & Kiyoshi (2006) are JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017), Another (2012) and Norwegian Wood (2010). If Ryoichi & Kiyoshi hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Ryoichi & Kiyoshi
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBelle (2021)7.6/10 from 931 votes
- NewestCall Me Chihiro (2023)Released 2023
- In JapaneseJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017)Also in Japanese
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017)
Welcome to idyllic Morioh, whose ocean views and charming townscapes make it a breezy Japanese utopia. But a chain of grisly killings has cast a bloody pall of uncertainty over its residents, especially Josuke Higashikata, a high schooler with offbeat hair and even more eccentric abilities. Now, with his grandfather on Morioh’s homicide list, Josuke must resort to his surreal “Stand” powers if he ever hopes to heal his beloved family and town. Josuke may have a Stand-wielding relative at his side, but the killer has plenty of help too.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnother (2012)
After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisNorwegian Wood (2010)
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlue Spring (2001)
Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Broken Mariko (2022)
Shiino one day finds out that her best friend Mariko has committed suicide. After snatching Mariko's urn from her abusive father, Shiino heads to Marigaoka Cape, a place Mariko always wanted to go.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDangerous Drugs of Sex (2020)
An elite salaryman drunkenly tries to die by suicide, but is saved by a mysterious stranger who holds him captive and sexually torments him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrows Explode (2014)
A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 5 (2014)
Convinced of the final outcome, a team of scientists travels back in time to stop the spread of a virus turning men into zombified rapists through society and causes them to finally uncover the source of the deadly disease which causes them to attempt to stop it before it happens again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFatal Fury 2: The New Battle (1993)
Terry is fighting abroad when a boy named Tony, who wants to be Terry's student, follows him despite his mother and Terry's wishes. When Terry Bogard is defeated by a foe more powerful than he's ever seen before, Terry falls into depression and turns to the bottle. While his friends go after this new foe, Tony must restore Terry's faith... and once he realizes that only he can defeat this ruthless fiend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnder the Open Sky (2021)
Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 years of sentence for murder. Hoping to find his long lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies for a TV show and meets a young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, he struggles to get a proper job and fit into society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBunny Drop (2011)
Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Disgusted by his family's attitude, Daikichi decides to raise Rin by himself, even though he has no experience raising a child and is still single.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPsychic Kusuo (2017)
Born a powerful psychic, high schooler Kusuo Saiki craves the simple life. But the weirdos in his class make it difficult to conceal his abilities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBelle (2021)
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAs the Gods Will (2014)
High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 4 (2014)
In a devastated, post-apocalyptic world, all men have turned into rape demons. The only hope for the future is to travel to the past and prevent the outbreak, the source of which still remains a mystery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOrange (2015)
A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisanohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie (2013)
A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what happened as they each write a letter to their lost friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCall Me Chihiro (2023)
An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDetective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011)
The explosion of a new Tokyo Subway line leads Conan and his friends in a snow-clad village. Here, after eight years, the little detective sheds light on the dynamics behind the shocking event that caused the death of a woman and the coma of a 15-year-old boy. Under the beautiful snow, Conan gets involved in something bigger than him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDetective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015)
Conan tries to track down Kaito Kid, who supposedly steals a replica of one of Van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings during an auction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ryoichi & Kiyoshi?
The closest matches to Ryoichi & Kiyoshi are JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017), Another (2012) and Norwegian Wood (2010). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ryoichi & Kiyoshi?
Start with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017), the closest match to Ryoichi & Kiyoshi.
What is the highest-rated movie like Ryoichi & Kiyoshi?
Belle (2021), rated 7.6/10 by 931 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ryoichi & Kiyoshi?
Call Me Chihiro (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Ryoichi & Kiyoshi?
Yes: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (2017), Another (2012) and Norwegian Wood (2010).
How are movies similar to Ryoichi & Kiyoshi chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ryoichi & Kiyoshi, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.