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Movies Like Jeanne – The Tale of a Mahjong Battle

If you liked Jeanne – The Tale of a Mahjong Battle (2002), a movie directed by Tadashi Naitô, 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. 1ICHI

    ICHI (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Ichi 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…

  2. 2Sakuran

    Sakuran (2006)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.

  3. 3Yojimbo

    Yojimbo (1961)

    ★ 8.1/10

    A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin…

  4. 4Tokyo Decadence

    Tokyo Decadence (1992)

    ★ 6/10

    A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that…

  5. 5Zatoichi

    Zatoichi (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

  6. 6Sanjuro

    Sanjuro (1962)

    ★ 7.9/10

    In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its…

  7. 7The Karate Kid Part II

    The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival…

  8. 8Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

    Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not…

  9. 9Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

    Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five…

  10. 10Tokyo Twilight

    Tokyo Twilight (1957)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Two sisters learn about the existence of their long-lost biological mother, but the younger is unable to accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.

  11. 11Kids Return

    Kids Return (1996)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world…

  12. 12Ugetsu

    Ugetsu (1953)

    ★ 8/10

    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…

  13. 13Sex and Fury

    Sex and Fury (1973)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shunosuke…

  14. 14Ninja III: The Domination

    Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

    ★ 6.2/10

    An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.

  15. 15Batman Begins

    Batman Begins (2005)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol…

  16. 16Scaramouche

    Scaramouche (1952)

    ★ 7/10

    In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

  17. 17Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

    Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American…

  18. 18Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!

    Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.

  19. 19American Ninja

    American Ninja (1985)

    ★ 6/10

    Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his…

  20. 20The Powerpuff Girls Movie

    The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10

    After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of superpowered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.

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