Movies Like Case of the Disjointed Murder

If you liked Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977), a mystery and drama movie directed by Chūsei Sone, 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
The Outsider (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
2
House of Bamboo (1955)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
3
Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
4
Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery
Fifteen years ago in a barren stretch of the Pacific, a cruise ship collided with an iceberg and was lost at sea. More than a decade later, Hideto Yashiro—a ship engineer—died in a fatal car accident. The unlikely…
5
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
6
Confessions (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
7
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
A postman learns that he doesn't have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to extend his life if he picks something in the world that will disappear. The man…
8
A Man (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mystery
Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.
9
Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
10
The Wings of the Kirin (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mystery
A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes…
11
Endless Night (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and drama
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious…
12
12 Suicidal Teens (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and drama
A group of boys and girls, twelve in total, gather at an abandoned hospital to die for various different reasons. There, they find the body of a dead boy. The group of twelve attempt to find the person who killed the…
13
Rage (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and drama
A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears…
14
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
15
Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery
Conan tries to track down Kaito Kid, who supposedly steals a replica of one of Van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings during an auction.
16
Another Gantz (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery
Before finding out the Perfect Answer, discover Another Gantz. Aired on Nippon Television network before the theatrical release of Gantz: The Perfect Answer, this film is an alternate perspective version of the first…
17
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
★ 7/10Also mystery and drama
A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.
18
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and drama
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
19
Stray Dog (1949)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose…
20
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Repeatedly 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…