Movies like Stray Dog

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   Drunken Angel

   Same director

   1948 · 98 min · Drama

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   In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s ruthless former boss returns and drags him back toward the swampy underworld he can’t escape.

   Why it connects

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

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   Brand of Evil

   Shared cast

   1964 · 133 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   A Jonan Station detective, Kikuchi, is framed for smuggling drugs and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency, where he is asked to investigate Mitsue Takazawa, the wife of a local trading firm president. While secretly conducting his own research, he finds out that Takazawa's husband is the one, responsible for Kikuchi's imprisonment, who also have set sights on Setsuko, a woman Kikuchi becomes romantically involved with.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   The Sun's Burial

   Strong story similarity

   1960 · 88 min · Crime · Drama

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   In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Pitfall

   Strong story similarity

   1962 · 97 min · Crime · Fantasy · Mystery

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   A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared genre DNA

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   Pale Flower

   Shared cast

   1964 · 96 min · Crime · Romance

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   A recently released gangster has to cope with the recent shifts of power between gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a principal cast member

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   G-Men in the Pacific

   Shared cast

   1962 · 86 min · Crime

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   G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • a principal cast member

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   A Man's Dark Finger

   Strong story similarity

   1959 · 74 min · Action · Crime · Drama

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   A touching action film about a young yakuza who becomes infected with evil because he has the ability to easily decipher the mechanism of a safe. After being released from prison, he hopes to be rehabilitated thanks to the love of his family and risks his life to fight the evil that stands in his way.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared genre DNA

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   Stray Dog

   Strong story similarity

   1973 · 104 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   When his pistol is stolen, police detective Murakami is humiliated, especially when the gun is later implicated in a crime. Working with his superior, Chief Detective Sato, Murakami works feverishly to trace the location of his pistol, ultimately clashing with a gang of youthful Okinawans.

   Why it connects

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

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   Aisha

   Shared themes

   1953 · 110 min · Drama

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   Madbouly forces his daughter to sell lottery tickets in cafes, while her two brothers work in the field of pickpocketing. The wealthy Yahya meets Aisha and is sympathetic to her because he finds her very similar to the daughter he lost. The wealthy negotiates with Madbouly to take care of his daughter Aisha in his home and to educate and raise her in the best possible way. In exchange for a monthly salary.

   Why it connects

   • shared theme: black and white
   • a closely matched era

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    Confessions of a Lovelace: At Lust's End

    Strong story similarity

    1968 · 85 min · Crime · Drama

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    Jun Aisaka seduces one woman after another. His victims were flirtatious married woman Noriko, student Keiko, widow Mitsuko and dancer Rumi. As a result, he ends up in prison, but after escaping with another prisoner, he continues his criminal adventures with a partner. It is clear that this will not end well. Moreover, a couple of detectives are already on the trail of the criminals.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap

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