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Movies like A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake (2017)

The best movies like A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake (2017) are Golden Kamuy (2024), Love & Pop (1998) and A Man (2022). If A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Golden Kamuy (2024)

    On the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Love & Pop (1998)

    Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. A Man (2022)

    Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The End of Summer (1961)

    The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Gantz: 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

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  6. To the Ends of the Earth (2019)

    A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Ocean Waves (1993)

    At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)

    Carly, Sam and Freddie kick off their adventure in Japan on a tin can of a plane packed with caged possums and piloted by Spencer's odd acquaintance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

    In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully joins him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Ugetsu (1953)

    In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Sakuran (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

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  12. Eros + Massacre (1969)

    Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter (2017)

    Bombing case at Nichiuri TV in autumn. The Satsuki Cup, which crowns the winner of Japan's Hyakunin Isshu, is currently being filmed inside the facility. The incident results in a big commotion and, while the building is burning to ashes, the only people left inside are Hattori and Toyama Kazuha. They get rescued just in time by Conan , who rushes to the scene. Both the identity and purposes of the bomber are unknown.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Asako I & II (2018)

    Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. April Story (1998)

    In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Love Strikes! (2011)

    Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki, pure and naive office worker Rumiko, beautiful shop assistant Ai and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (2006)

    In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shinigami who wipes out most of them. Senna refuses to answer any questions, so Ichigo is forced to follow her while Rukia tries to find out what's going on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Rage (2016)

    A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears. People suspect that the stranger might be the murderer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991)

    When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma crew is forced to take a boat to China in order to save her from the horrors of marriage and a diet of pickled vegetables.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Family Romance, LLC (2019)

    Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing father, the line between acting and reality threatens to blur.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake?

The closest matches to A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake are Golden Kamuy (2024), Love & Pop (1998) and A Man (2022). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake?

Start with Golden Kamuy (2024), the closest match to A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake.

What is the highest-rated movie like A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake?

Ugetsu (1953), rated 8.0/10 by 676 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake?

Golden Kamuy (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake?

Yes: Golden Kamuy (2024), Love & Pop (1998) and A Man (2022).

How are movies similar to A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Story About Kagurazaka and Sake, 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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