Movies Like Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Undercurrent

1956·1h 44m·★ 7.3·Kōzaburō Yoshimura

2 shared crewDir. Kōzaburō YoshimuraDP: Kazuo Miyagawa

An Actor's Revenge

1963·1h 54m·★ 7.3·Kon Ichikawa

3 shared cast incl. Ayako Wakao & Saburo Date

A Geisha

1953·1h 25m·★ 7.6·Kenji Mizoguchi

Both star Ayako Wakao & Saburo DateDP: Kazuo Miyagawa

Street of Shame

1956·1h 27m·★ 7.8·Kenji Mizoguchi

DP: Kazuo MiyagawaStarring Ayako Wakao

Floating Weeds

1959·1h 55m·★ 7.9·Yasujirō Ozu

DP: Kazuo MiyagawaStarring Ayako Wakao

Irezumi

1966·1h 26m·★ 7.1·Yasuzō Masumura

DP: Kazuo MiyagawaStarring Ayako Wakao

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Kihachi Okamoto

DP: Kazuo MiyagawaStarring Ayako Wakao

Intentions of Murder

1964·2h 30m·★ 7.6·Shōhei Imamura

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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

2007·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Cristian Mungiu

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992·2h 15m·★ 7.3·David Lynch

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Seisaku's Wife

1965·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Yasuzō Masumura

Both star Ayako Wakao & Taiji Tonoyama

My Own Private Idaho

1991·1h 44m·★ 6.9·Gus Van Sant

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Lola

1981·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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La Cocina

2024·2h 19m·★ 7.0·Alonso Ruizpalacios

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Or (My Treasure)

2004·1h 37m·★ 7.0·Keren Yedaya

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Violette Nozière

1978·2h 4m·★ 7.1·Claude Chabrol

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Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

1963·1h 26m·★ 6.7·Kazuo Mori

Both star Ayako Wakao & Saburo Date

The Cardinal

1963·3h 5m·★ 6.8·Otto Preminger

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The Temple of Wild Geese

1962·1h 38m·★ 7.2·Yūzō Kawashima

Both star Ayako Wakao & Kō Nishimura

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

1964·1h 27m·★ 6.8·Tokuzō Tanaka

Both star Ayako Wakao & Saburo Date

How Good Is Bamboo Doll of Echizen?

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