Movies like Asakusa Kid: 20 to watch next
If you loved Asakusa Kid (2021) — a drama film directed by Gekidan Hitori — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Asakusa Kid most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like japan, based on novel or book and comedian. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Taboo 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
Set 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 handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inu-Oh 2022★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Samurai Rebellion 1967★ 8.2
Shares: Drama
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Blood and Bones 2004★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Vengeance Is Mine 1979★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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River's Edge 2018★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.
Stream in India on Netflix
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An Actor's Revenge 1963★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Battle Royale 2000★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
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Kokuho 2025★ 7.9
Shares: Drama
Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, gifted Kikuo is taken under the wing of famed Kabuki actor Hanjirō Hanai. Alongside the great performer's only son, Shunsuke, he dedicates his life to the artform - a centuries-old Japanese theatrical tradition known for its costumes, elaborate makeup and innovative stagecraft.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima 1973★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
Repeatedly 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 Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Village 2023★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Black Rain 1989★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Air Doll 2009★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Tale of Zatoichi 1962★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rising Sun 1993★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hardball 2001★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato 2019★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. Half a year after the events of the original TV series, the heroes of the Iron Fortress attempt to take back Unato Castle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain 2008★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
July 1998 - After a group of delinquents is found dead in their hangout place with all their limbs twisted and torn off, Aozaki Touko receives a request to find the murderer and asks Shiki for help. The main suspect is Asagami Fujino; a girl who was the boys' plaything until recently, who Shiki believes to be "one of her kind".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shoplifters 2018★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now