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Movies Like The Man Who Changed Okinawa

If you liked The Man Who Changed Okinawa (2016), a drama movie directed by Tsukasa Kishimoto, 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. 1You Gotta Believe

    You Gotta Believe (2024)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    After dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underestimated Ft. Worth youth baseball players takes its Cinderella run all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series—culminating in a…

  2. 2Kids Return

    Kids Return (1996)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    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…

  3. 347 Ronin

    47 Ronin (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Kai—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…

  4. 4F.I.S.T.

    F.I.S.T. (1978)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts…

  5. 5The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama

    Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he…

  6. 6Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun (1987)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the…

  7. 7Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

    Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid (2023)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong…

  8. 8The 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…

  9. 9The Boys in the Boat

    The Boys in the Boat (2023)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

  10. 10Emperor

    Emperor (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years…

  11. 11Nowhere to Be Found

    Nowhere to Be Found (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    A mother's worst nightmare comes true when her teenage daughter goes missing.

  12. 12Bobby 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.

  13. 13Where Hope Grows

    Where Hope Grows (2014)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama

    Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life…

  14. 14Look Back

    Look Back (2024)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama

    Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a…

  15. 15The Miracle Season

    The Miracle Season (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    After the tragic death of star volleyball player Caroline "Line" Found, a team of dispirited high school girls must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hopes of winning the state championship!

  16. 16Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper

    Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A rash of sniper attacks leaves the streets of Tokyo empty and the public terrified to go outside. It’s up to Conan and his friends to find the culprit, but the case goes deeper than it seems. Military cover-ups…

  17. 17Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun (1945)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda…

  18. 18Three Wishes

    Three Wishes (1995)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    While Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, she accidentally runs into a drifter, Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Being responsible, Jane invites Jack, and his dog, to stay at her home until his leg has healed…

  19. 19All About Lily Chou-Chou

    All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract…

  20. 20Tatami

    Tatami (2024)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the…

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