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Movies like Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)

The best movies like Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021) are Hereafter (2010), Battle Royale (2000) and Intentions of Murder (1964). If Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Hereafter (2010)

    Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Battle Royale (2000)

    In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. 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 · both drama

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  4. 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 · both drama

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  5. Blood on the Sun (1945)

    Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  6. Air Doll (2009)

    A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. River's Edge (2018)

    High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)

    A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man thinks about his relationships with ex-friends, ex-lovers, relatives and colleagues who will be sincerely sad when he dies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024)

    A colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds himself inspired by this new truth and plots the "Rumbling," a terrifying plan to eradicate every living thing in the world. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, a motley crew of Eren's former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission. The only question is, can they stop him?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Museum (2016)

    In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Maborosi (1995)

    A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. 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 · both drama

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  13. Taboo (1999)

    Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Shara (2003)

    The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. He now has to move forward with his life, together with his childhood friend, Yu.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Samurai 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 · both drama

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  16. 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 · both drama

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  17. House of Bamboo (1955)

    Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Passion (2008)

    A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to reflect on their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Repast (1951)

    In post-WWII Osaka, a middle-aged woman is forced to examine her dreary life and marriage when her husband's young and flirtatious cousin arrives for a brief stay to escape an arranged marriage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. A Dry White Season (1989)

    During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Jump (2008)

    JUMP is a psychological drama revealing for the first time the extraordinary circumstances behind the unjust murder trial of the young Jew, Philippe Halsman, who would later become the most sought after celebrity portrait photographer of his generation.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. Shall We Dance? (1996)

    A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. Mau Jadi Apa? (2017)

    A group of university students start a campus magazine covering news, gossip and opinions, but soon find themselves competing with an established rival publication.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

    A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. The Scent of Violets (1985)

    A romantic girl, influenced by a popular magazine, has a series of brief adventures with her ambitious cousin, her gay cousin, her neighborhood's electrician and a distant aunt, which will land her from myths and dreams to reality.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. KUHANA! (2016)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Life (2015)

    In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  28. Dishonored Lady (1947)

    Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. One More Tomorrow (1946)

    Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party — until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the ownership of The Bantam, a liberal magazine that opposes everything his family represents. As Tom and Christie's relationship deepens, love blooms and he proposes to her. Realizing that she could never fit in with Tom's social circle, Christie says no, a decision she later regrets. But Tom isn't left alone for long — scheming gold-digger Cecelia Henry wastes no time in catching Tom on the rebound and forcing him into a disastrous marriage.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. The Pit of Death (1968)

    Kuramoto, who works for a large trading company, is a skilled employee who is well-liked by the company president. He is engaged to an employee named Nishino Etsuko, but he used her for his own career advancement and kills her so that he can marry the company president's daughter. When Kuramoto returns from his honeymoon with his new wife, Etsuko's brother shows up in search of the whereabouts of his missing sister.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction?

The closest matches to Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction are Hereafter (2010), Battle Royale (2000) and Intentions of Murder (1964). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction?

Start with Hereafter (2010), the closest match to Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction.

What is the highest-rated movie like Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction?

Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024), rated 8.7/10 by 282 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction?

Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Japanese movies like Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction?

Yes: Battle Royale (2000), Intentions of Murder (1964) and Air Doll (2009).

How are movies similar to Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction, 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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