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Movies Like Garden of Camellias

If you liked Garden of Camellias (2021), a drama movie directed by Yoshihiko Ueda, 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. 1Tokyo Family

    Tokyo Family (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

  2. 2Fast Girls

    Fast Girls (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

  3. 3Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

  4. 4Salomé

    Salomé (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé…

  5. 5Resurrecting the Champ

    Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the…

  6. 6Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

    Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

  7. 7Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

    Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

  8. 8Home Run

    Home Run (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

  9. 9Tokyo Fist

    Tokyo Fist (1995)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru…

  10. 10Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder (1964)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

  11. 11Inside I'm Dancing

    Inside I'm Dancing (2004)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.

  12. 12One Million Yen Girl

    One Million Yen Girl (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

  13. 13The Young One

    The Young One (1960)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

  14. 14If Cats Disappeared from the World

    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…

  15. 15The River

    The River (1984)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from…

  16. 16Amateur

    Amateur (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.

  17. 17The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it…

  18. 18The Pumpkin Eater

    The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.

  19. 19House of Bamboo

    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.

  20. 20Blue Chips

    Blue Chips (1994)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the…

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