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Movies Like A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

If you liked A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945), a war and drama movie directed by Mikio Naruse, 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. 1The War Below

    The War Below (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also war and drama

    During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

  2. 2The Kill Team

    The Kill Team (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war and drama

    When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma…

  3. 3The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and war

    A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.

  4. 4Jacknife

    Jacknife (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and war

    A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.

  5. 5The One That Got Away

    The One That Got Away (1957)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war and drama

    Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

  6. 6Flags of Our Fathers

    Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also war and drama

    There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley…

  7. 7Devotion

    Devotion (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also war and drama

    The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

  8. 8Waiting for Anya

    Waiting for Anya (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and war

    During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.

  9. 9Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

    Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also war and drama

    Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never…

  10. 10Men in War

    Men in War (1957)

    ★ 6.6/10Also war and drama

    In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic…

  11. 11Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war and drama

    An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly…

  12. 12The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and history

    Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him…

  13. 13Sergeant York

    Sergeant York (1941)

    ★ 7.2/10Also war and drama

    Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most…

  14. 14Field of Lost Shoes

    Field of Lost Shoes (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and drama

    A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.

  15. 15Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

    ★ 7.5/10Also war and history

    In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

  16. 16The Beast of War

    The Beast of War (1988)

    ★ 7.1/10Also war and drama

    During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

  17. 17The Monuments Men

    The Monuments Men (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and drama

    Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians…

  18. 18Munich - The Edge of War

    Munich - The Edge of War (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and history

    At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

  19. 19Ararat

    Ararat (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and war

    Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.

  20. 20Max

    Max (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also war and drama

    In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics

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