Movies like Pastoral: To Die in the Country: 20 to watch next
If you loved Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) — a fantasy and drama film directed by Shūji Terayama — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Pastoral: To Die in the Country most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like surreal. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Northfork 2003★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the responsibility of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tuesday 2024★ 6.8
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nine Days 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Picnic 1996★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Summer Ghost 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
An 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 one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." Compelled by the ghost and her message, Tomoya begins regularly visiting the airfield to uncover the true purpose of her visits.
Stream in India on Anime Times Amazon Channel
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K: Missing Kings 2014★ 6.6
Shares: Fantasy
The "Academy Island Incident" in which four "kings" cross paths... Since then, Silver Clansmen Kuroh Yatogami and Neko have been searching for their master, Shiro. Without finding any clues to Shiro's whereabouts, the two became disheartened. However, one day, they see HOMRA members Rikio Kamamoto and Anna Kushina being chased by someone.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love & Pop 1998★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets 1971★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Goyokin 1969★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Donovan's Echo 2011★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black 2008★ 7.1
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul Reapers remember Ichigo, and they think he’s the one responsible for the destruction. Now on the run, Ichigo is forced into a lonely battle in order to find Rukia and stop the real culprits!
Stream in India on Anime Times Amazon Channel
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The Truth About Emanuel 2013★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Belladonna of Sadness 1973★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Waking Life 2001★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mexicali 2026★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Caveman's Valentine 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Welcome to Smelliville 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Fantasy
The Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom, the family dragon, crash-lands on the run-down rubbish tip of the small town of Smelliville, the Ogglies at once feel at home. And it's here they want to stay.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
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Tigertail 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Prospero's Books 1991★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Where the Wild Things Are 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now