Movies Like Jirocho, the Hunted

If you liked Jirocho, the Hunted (1953), a movie directed by Masahiro Makino, 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
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)
★ 6.9/10
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a…
2
Kikujiro (1999)
★ 7.5/10
Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical…
3
Figures in a Landscape (1970)
★ 6/10
Two escaped convicts are on the run in an unnamed Latin American country. But everywhere they go, they are followed and hounded by a menacing black helicopter.
4
Rage (2016)
★ 6.9/10
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…
5
Hunting Grounds (2025)
★ 6.9/10
Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns…
6
Murphy's Law (1986)
★ 6.1/10
A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
7
Ninja (2009)
★ 6.2/10
A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
8
Tokyo Revengers (2021)
★ 7.8/10
An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the…
9
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
★ 7.5/10
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
10
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (1998)
★ 7.2/10
Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge. His…
11
Safe Haven (2013)
★ 7.2/10
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
12
Dead or Alive (1999)
★ 6.4/10
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.
13
Beast (2022)
★ 6.5/10
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
14
The Sea of Trees (2016)
★ 6.2/10
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
15
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)
★ 7/10
Once again, Kaitou Kid crosses swords with Conan Edogawa in this annual installment of the Detective Conan movie franchise. After receiving a letter from the thief, famous actress Juri Maki seeks the help of private…
16
Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005)
★ 6.9/10
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…
17
Buster's Mal Heart (2017)
★ 6.1/10
An eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.
18
Maborosi (1995)
★ 7.5/10
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
19
Lupin the 3rd (2014)
★ 5.9/10
Interpol Inspector Zenigata begins a world-wide hunt for the infamous thief Arsène Lupin III, who, with his cavalcade of collaborators infiltrate a highly secured fortress-like safe named the 'Ark of Navarone' to claim…
20
Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10
When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to…