Movies Like Bullet Ballet

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

Tokyo Fist

1995·1h 27m·★ 7.0·Shinya Tsukamoto

3 shared cast incl. Shinya Tsukamoto & Kôji Tsukamoto2 shared crewDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

A Snake of June

2003·1h 17m·★ 6.8·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Shinya Tsukamoto & Tomorowo TaguchiDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Nightmare Detective

2007·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Shinya Tsukamoto & Kôji TsukamotoDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Haze

2005·49m·★ 6.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Shinya Tsukamoto & Takahiro MuraseDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo

1987·47m·★ 6.5·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Shinya Tsukamoto & Tomorowo TaguchiDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

The Phantom of Regular Size

1986·18m·★ 6.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Tomorowo Taguchi & Shinya TsukamotoDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Fires on the Plain

2015·1h 27m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewBoth star Shinya Tsukamoto & Tatsuya NakamuraDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Kotoko

2011·1h 31m·★ 6.8·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

2010·1h 11m·★ 5.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Vital

2004·1h 26m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Nightmare Detective 2

2008·1h 42m·★ 6.1·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Shadow of Fire

2023·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Gemini

1999·1h 24m·★ 6.7·Shinya Tsukamoto

2 shared crewDir. Shinya TsukamotoDP: Shinya Tsukamoto

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

1992·1h 21m·★ 6.4·Shinya Tsukamoto

3 shared cast incl. Tomorowo Taguchi & Shinya TsukamotoDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

Themes: gun, black and whiteTMDB recommends

Lords of Chaos

2018·1h 58m·★ 6.6·Jonas Åkerlund

Themes: nihilism, suicideFans also likedDrama & Thriller

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

1989·1h 7m·★ 6.9·Shinya Tsukamoto

Both star Tomorowo Taguchi & Shinya TsukamotoDir. Shinya Tsukamoto

A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

How Good Is Bullet Ballet?

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