Movies Like The Manga Master
If you liked The Manga Master (2019), a drama movie directed by Moe Oki, 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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Taboo (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaSet 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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BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaWhen apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
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Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaOne day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his…
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Animal Crossing: The Movie (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaAi, a self-reliant girl who moves to Animal Village and works at Nook's Cranny, gradually becomes part of the community with guidance from its residents and embarks on a quest to plant pine trees for a Winter Festival…
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Orange (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaA girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaFinally, 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…
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Okko's Inn (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also drama12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up…
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Colorful (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaUpon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed…
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GANTZ:O (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaAfter being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.
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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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Summer Ghost (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaAn urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up…
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Modest Heroes (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaTwo tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.
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Sakuran (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaKiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.
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100 METERS (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaA gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.
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Hachiko (1987)
★ 7.8/10Also dramaThe tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.
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Intentions of Murder (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaThe 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.
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From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaYokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off…
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Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024)
★ 8.7/10Also dramaA colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds…
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaRepeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog…
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaShy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other…