Movies like Kikujiro

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   Fireworks

   Same director

   1997 · 103 min · Crime · Drama

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   Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With those close to him suffering their own tribulations, Nishi's methods become increasingly extreme.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • several principal cast members

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   Takeshis'

   Same director

   2005 · 108 min · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

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   Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   The Taste of Tea

   Strong story similarity

   2004 · 143 min · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

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   A spell of time in the life of the five-piece Haruno family in rural Tochigi Prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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   19

   Strong story similarity

   2000 · 83 min · Crime · Drama

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   A university student is kidnapped by young men in a car. No ransom is asked as the men are just bored roving thugs who have nothing better to do nor do they have any specific mission or purpose. Fascinated by the men's close bonds, the abused student slowly turns from victim to accomplice.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared road movie movie style
   • shared theme: road trip

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   I Give My First Love to You

   Strong story similarity

   2009 · 122 min · Drama · Romance

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   Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared production studio: Tokyo FM

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   Adrift in Tokyo

   Strong story similarity

   2007 · 101 min · Comedy

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   A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: japan

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   SommerHundeSöhne

   Similar atmosphere

   2005 · 96 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Summer is the time to travel, enjoy life, and do or leave what you want. A motor home with two occupants makes its way south. But the two travelers do not travel voluntarily, and certainly not together.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared road movie movie style

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   Violent Cop

   Same director

   1989 · 103 min · Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same director
   • a principal cast member

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   5 Centimeters per Second

   Strong story similarity

   2007 · 63 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • similar audience response

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    Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

    Strong story similarity

    2004 · 138 min · Drama · Romance

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    While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity

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