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Movies Like The Wild Geese

If you liked The Wild Geese (1953), a drama movie directed by Shirō Toyoda, 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 Life of Oharu

    The Life of Oharu (1952)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

  2. 2The Only Living Boy in New York

    The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

  3. 3The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

  4. 4Samurai Rebellion

    Samurai Rebellion (1967)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama

    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.

  5. 5Call Boy

    Call Boy (2018)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Ryo Morinaka is a university student and works part-time at a bar. He is bored with his daily life and exists in a state of torpor. One day, his friend Shinya Tajima brings the owner of a host bar over to the place…

  6. 6The End of Summer

    The End of Summer (1961)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    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.

  7. 7A Geisha

    A Geisha (1953)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of…

  8. 8An Autumn Afternoon

    An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama

    Widower Shuhei Hirayama's caretaker is his 24-year-old daughter, Michiko. Gradually, he comes to realize that Michiko should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.

  9. 9The Insect Woman

    The Insect Woman (1963)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps…

  10. 10Osaka Elegy

    Osaka Elegy (1936)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss in order to pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.

  11. 11Late Spring

    Late Spring (1949)

    ★ 8/10Also drama

    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…

  12. 12The Servant

    The Servant (1963)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.

  13. 13Sansho the Bailiff

    Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

    ★ 8.1/10Also drama

    In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brutal servitude under the cruel bailiff…

  14. 14Sleuth

    Sleuth (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Locked in a high-tech English manor, bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife: the woman both are sleeping with.

  15. 15Ugetsu

    Ugetsu (1953)

    ★ 8/10Also drama

    In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit…

  16. 16Tokyo Story

    Tokyo Story (1953)

    ★ 8.1/10Also drama

    The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't…

  17. 17Repast

    Repast (1951)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    In post-WWII Osaka, a middle-aged woman is forced to examine her dreary life and marriage when her husband's young and flirtatious cousin arrives for a brief stay to escape an arranged marriage.

  18. 18Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder (1964)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

  19. 19Throne of Blood

    Throne of Blood (1957)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama

    Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses…

  20. 20Taboo

    Taboo (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a…

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