Top 20 movies like The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

(源氏物語)

源氏物語 is of 0 hour(s) and 0 minute(s). It is Produced By:  KANOX. It was released on 1981-01-03.

Genres: Drama

1. House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

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.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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2. Monster (怪物)

Monster

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher, and child, the truth gradually emerges.

It has an average vote of 7.986 on TMDB.

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3. The Sword of Doom (大菩薩峠)

The Sword of Doom

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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4. 2009: Lost Memories (2009 로스트메모리즈)

2009: Lost Memories

There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course. In 1909, an assassination attempt of a Japanese governor fails. Now, in 2009, Korea is just another state of Japan's Empire & Seoul has become a major city. A Korean resistance group fights for liberty, independence & the restoration of true history. Two cops, Japanese & Korean, investigate the group.

It has an average vote of 6.209 on TMDB.

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5. Go! Boys' School Drama Club (行け!男子高校演劇部)

Go! Boys' School Drama Club

Genki Ogasawara enrolls in an all boys high school. He then sets out to become popular with girls and looks for a club to join at school. Genki then comes across a performance of "Romeo and Juliet" performed by the school's drama club. Genki falls for the lead playing Juliet and decides to join the drama club. Genki isn't aware that the drama club is about to be shut down and that the person playing Juliet is actually a senior male student in drag.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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6. The Mad Fox (恋や恋なすな恋)

The Mad Fox

A court fortune-teller loses his mind after a conspiracy leads to the death of his lover. Hope appears to be on the horizon after he becomes romantically involved with his dead lover's twin sister, but more complications arise thanks to a chance encounter with a clan of shape-shifters.

It has an average vote of 7.154 on TMDB.

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7. Records of loyal vassals (義士始末記)

Records of loyal vassals

In the 15th year of the Genroku era , the world praised the 47 ronin who avenged the death of their master Asano Takumi-no-kami. Shogun Tsunayoshi, who ruled at that time, experienced difficulties in what punishment to impose on the soldiers. As a result, it was decided to sentence them to seppuk .

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8. Fighting Yasubei (喧嘩安兵衛)

Fighting Yasubei

Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount of 13 ryo in order to save Oteru, the daughter of a merchant. However, the next day, Rokuroemon was killed in a fight by the Murakami brothers. Yasubei rushed to the scene, took revenge and became the husband of Miya, the daughter of Horibe Yahei.

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9. Last Days of the Samurai (琴の爪)

Last Days of the Samurai

Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted as a tragic romance between one of the ronins, Jurozaemon Isogai, and Omino. An adaptation of Seika Mayama play "Genroku Chusingura, the Last Day of Oishi", which tells about the torments of life and death of samurai living in feudal times.

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10. The Great White Tower (白い巨塔)

The Great White Tower

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research.

It has an average vote of 6.462 on TMDB.

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11. Haru ((ハル))

Haru

A young Tokyo businessman joins an online movie forum and develops a special bond with one of its members through back and forth e-mails.

It has an average vote of 7.652 on TMDB.

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12. Sasurai no modae (さすらいの悶え)

Sasurai no modae

Two people who love each other are separated due to a certain incident. Two years later, the man has become an assassin. A story about an encounter between a fallen couple, a strip troupe, and a human smuggling ring.

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13. Sukekomashi no okite SEX hōrō-ki (スケコマシの掟 SEX放浪記)

Sukekomashi no okite SEX hōrō-ki

Shohei Yamamoto, a man whose marriage proposal was rejected because of his low educational background. From then on, he hated all women and seduced and assaulted them one after another in revenge.

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14. One Week Friends (一週間フレンズ)

One Week Friends

High school student Yuki Hase wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to become friends, Yuki still wants to become close to her.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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15. Bright Future (アカルイミライ)

Bright Future

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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16. The Lower Depths (どん底)

The Lower Depths

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.

It has an average vote of 7.092 on TMDB.

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17. Boiling Point (3-4X10月)

Boiling Point

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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18. Samurai Rebellion (上意討ち 拝領妻始末)

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

It has an average vote of 8.195 on TMDB.

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19. Fukuoka (후쿠오카)

Fukuoka

A bookseller from Seoul travels with a young woman to Fukuoka in Japan to meet a former friend from university. While their reunion is haunted by the conflicts of the past, his travel companion floats through the plot as if moving through a dream.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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20. The Beast of Comedy (笑いのカイブツ)

The Beast of Comedy

The Beast of Comedy

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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