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Movies Like The Farming of the old times

If you liked The Farming of the old times (1988), a movie directed by Tetsuji Kohno, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Always - Sunset on Third Street

    Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)

    ★ 7.7/10

    In 1958 postwar Tokyo, the residents of a humble Third Street neighbourhood struggle, dream, and grow together as rapid modernisation transforms their lives beneath the shadow of the newly rising Tokyo Tower.

  2. 2The End of Summer

    The End of Summer (1961)

    ★ 7.5/10

    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.

  3. 3Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

    Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even…

  4. 4Memoirs of a Geisha

    Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

    ★ 7.6/10

    In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

  5. 5Hachiko

    Hachiko (1987)

    ★ 7.8/10

    The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

  6. 6Late Spring

    Late Spring (1949)

    ★ 8/10

    Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she…

  7. 7High and Low

    High and Low (1963)

    ★ 8.4/10

    A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

  8. 8Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi

    Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Doraemon and Nobita discover a mysterious golden ring far beneath the ice in Antarctica, leading them to uncover an ancient, ruined city.

  9. 9The Pornographers

    The Pornographers (1966)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real…

  10. 10Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

    Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for…

  11. 11Samurai Rebellion

    Samurai Rebellion (1967)

    ★ 8.2/10

    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.

  12. 12Farming

    Farming (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of…

  13. 13Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01

    Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (1987)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Ace female test pilot Kusomoto Elle humiliates macho tank driver Lt. Kilgore in the first demonstration of the advanced personal battle tank, the MADOX. Kilgore vows revenge, and gets his chance when the army rather…

  14. 14Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

    Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)

    ★ 7.6/10

    It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now…

  15. 15The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters (1983)

    ★ 7.4/10

    This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family…

  16. 16Shoplifters

    Shoplifters (2018)

    ★ 7.8/10

    In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence…

  17. 17Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game

    Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game (2017)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition game against a notorious street basketball team.

  18. 18Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil

    Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (1993)

    ★ 7/10

    Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?

  19. 19Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

    Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)

    ★ 6.9/10

    The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten…

  20. 20Hana

    Hana (2006)

    ★ 6.6/10

    In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents…

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