Movies Like Straw Hat of Itako
If you liked Straw Hat of Itako (1961), a adventure and drama movie directed by Akira Inoue, 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.
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Falcon Rising (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureChapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
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Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureAssigned on a mission to capture Mukade, a missing-nin, Naruto Uzumaki sets out for the once glorious historic ruins of "Ouran", where he pursues and corners the rouge ninja. Mukade's goal is revealed to be a dormant…
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The Outsider (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaA former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
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Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureNaruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee are assigned to protect the prince of the Land of the Moon, Michiru, during his world trip; other escorts had been hired, but quit due to being treated…
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and adventureOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation…
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Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventureTwo penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight…
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Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also adventureWith their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…
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Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also adventureInuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time. This time, both of them will have to face Menomaru, a Chinese demon whose father…
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and dramaZatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial…
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ICHI (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and dramaIchi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters…
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaRepeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog…
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also adventureHiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaA strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul…
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Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)
★ 7/10Also adventureIsaac Netero is the chairman of the Hunter Association. Decades ago he sealed away Jed, a Hunter who had mastered the use of On, the dark "shadow" of Nen. Now On users have reappeared at the Heaven's Arena "Battle…
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Graveyard of Honor (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaA barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
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Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaOcho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a…
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The Warrior (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and dramaIn feudal India, a warrior who renounces his role as the longtime enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.
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Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaA yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.
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Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and dramaZatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed…
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Picnic (1996)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventureBelieving that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best…