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Movies Like The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family

If you liked The Three Generations of the Nomura Kyogen Family (2018), a movie, 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. 1The Karate Kid Part II

    The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival…

  2. 2The Ceremony

    The Ceremony (1971)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.

  3. 3Drive My Car

    Drive My Car (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an…

  4. 4Batman Begins

    Batman Begins (2005)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol…

  5. 5Rhapsody in August

    Rhapsody in August (1991)

    ★ 7.2/10

    An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family…

  6. 6Nobody Knows

    Nobody Knows (2004)

    ★ 8/10

    In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

  7. 7Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

    ★ 8.2/10

    Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.

  8. 8We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.

  9. 9One Million Yen Girl

    One Million Yen Girl (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10

    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.

  10. 10Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful…

  11. 11The Makioka Sisters

    The Makioka Sisters (1983)

    ★ 7.4/10

    This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family…

  12. 12The Funeral

    The Funeral (1984)

    ★ 7.2/10

    When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.

  13. 13Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

    Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five…

  14. 14Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

    Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not…

  15. 15Hachiko

    Hachiko (1987)

    ★ 7.8/10

    The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

  16. 16Yojimbo

    Yojimbo (1961)

    ★ 8.1/10

    A 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…

  17. 17Memoirs of a Geisha

    Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

    ★ 7.6/10

    In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

  18. 18The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

    ★ 7.6/10

    In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate…

  19. 19Spy Kids

    Spy Kids (2001)

    ★ 5.8/10

    Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their…

  20. 20Big Hero 6

    Big Hero 6 (2014)

    ★ 7.7/10

    A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

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