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Movies like Tattoos on Virgins (1976)

The best movies like Tattoos on Virgins (1976) are Irezumi (1966), Snakes and Earrings (2008) and Foxfire (1996). If Tattoos on Virgins hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. 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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  2. Snakes and Earrings (2008)

    While alone in a nightclub, straight-laced Lui meets sensitive but troubled punk kid Ama. Mesmerized by his split tongue, she becomes obsessed with body modification and soon wants the same treatment. After Ama's heavily-tattooed friend Shiba pierces her tongue, Lui finds herself inexorably drawn to both men – and to her growing list of desires, she now adds a tattoo.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Foxfire (1996)

    The story of five teenage girls who form an unlikely bond after beating up a teacher who has sexually harassed them. They build a solid friendship but their wild ways begin to get out of control.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Radiance (2017)

    The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. My Brilliant Career (1979)

    A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)

    A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)

    A Super Namekian named Slug comes to invade Earth. But the Z Warriors do their best to stop Slug and his gang.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (1994)

    A Saiyan Space pod crash-lands on Earth out of which a wounded Saiyan crawls: Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. The wounded Broly shouts out in frustration and turns into normal form. The place soon freezes, trapping him in it and he falls into a coma.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. 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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  10. Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)

    After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Intentions of Murder (1964)

    The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. My Rainy Days (2009)

    A cold and calculating high school student falls in love for the first time with a professor, but he's dying of brain cancer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Reincarnation (2005)

    A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. 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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  15. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

    Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. 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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  17. Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night (2022)

    Over a month has passed since 10,000 users were trapped inside the "Sword Art Online" world. Asuna, who cleared the first floor of the floating iron castle of Aincrad, joined up with Kirito and continued her journey to reach the top floor. With the support of female Information Broker Argo, clearing the floors seemed to be progressing smoothly, but conflict erupts between two major guilds who should be working together – the top player groups ALS (the Aincrad Liberation Squad) and DKB (the Dragon Knights Brigade). And meanwhile, behind the scenes exists a mysterious figure pulling the strings…

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Hounddog (2008)

    A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Nisekoi: False Love (2018)

    Raku Ichijo (Kento Nakajima) is an only son and a high school student. His father is the leader of yakuza group Shuei-gumi. Raku Ichijo doesn't like to fight and he studies hard. His dream is to become a public official. One day, he passes the entrance gate at his high school and is kicked inadvertently by Chitoge Kirisaki (Ayami Nakajo). She is a new transfer student at the school. Chitoge Kirisaki is the only daughter of a rival gang leader. To keep the peace between the rival gangs led by their fathers, Raku Ichijo and Chitoge Kirisaki decide to act as boyfriend and girlfriend. --asianwiki

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. 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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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Tattoos on Virgins?

The closest matches to Tattoos on Virgins are Irezumi (1966), Snakes and Earrings (2008) and Foxfire (1996). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Tattoos on Virgins?

Start with Irezumi (1966), the closest match to Tattoos on Virgins.

What is the highest-rated movie like Tattoos on Virgins?

Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night (2022), rated 7.7/10 by 239 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Tattoos on Virgins?

Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like Tattoos on Virgins?

Yes: Irezumi (1966), Snakes and Earrings (2008) and Radiance (2017).

How are movies similar to Tattoos on Virgins chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Tattoos on Virgins, 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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