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Movies Like Minazuki

If you liked Minazuki (1999), a drama movie directed by Rokurō Mochizuki, 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. 1Museum

    Museum (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.

  2. 2Brother

    Brother (2000)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

  3. 3Tokyo Decadence

    Tokyo Decadence (1992)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    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…

  4. 4Female Yakuza Tale

    Female Yakuza Tale (1973)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Ocho 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…

  5. 5The Yakuza

    The Yakuza (1974)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

  6. 6Profound Desires of the Gods

    Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.

  7. 7Interstate 60

    Interstate 60 (2002)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

  8. 8Outrage

    Outrage (2010)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.

  9. 9Outrage Coda

    Outrage Coda (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and…

  10. 10Locke

    Locke (2014)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of…

  11. 11Marty Supreme

    Marty Supreme (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

  12. 12Dogville

    Dogville (2003)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

  13. 13They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night (1940)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success…

  14. 14One Hour Photo

    One Hour Photo (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of…

  15. 15The 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…

  16. 16A Family

    A Family (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.

  17. 17The Outsider

    The Outsider (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.

  18. 18Shoplifters

    Shoplifters (2018)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence…

  19. 19Effie Gray

    Effie Gray (2014)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

  20. 20Heatwave

    Heatwave (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

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