Movies Like A Tale of Samurai Cooking
If you liked A Tale of Samurai Cooking (2013), a drama and history movie directed by Yuzo Asahara, 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.
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After the Rain (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.
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Repast (1951)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaIn 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.
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Throne of Blood (1957)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and historyReturning 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…
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Late Spring (1949)
★ 8/10Also dramaNoriko 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…
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaThe arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
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An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaWidower 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.
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Ugetsu (1953)
★ 8/10Also dramaIn 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…
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Yojimbo (1961)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaA 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…
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Midnight Diner (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaA restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.
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Samurai Rebellion (1967)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaThe 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.
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Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
★ 7/10Also dramaFollowing the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his…
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Lady Snowblood (1973)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaA strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
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13 Assassins (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country…
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47 Ronin (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaKai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the…
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Bushido (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and historyKakunoshin, renowned for his skills with a sword and in the game of go, embodies the samurai code. Falsely accused of a theft, he is forced to become a lowly ronin. Years later, when a case of missing gold pulls him…
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The End of Summer (1961)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaThe 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.
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Sword of the Stranger (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also historyPursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack…
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In This Corner of the World (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and historyJapan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at…
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Taboo (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and historySet 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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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and historyA tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.