Movies Like Chikamatsu Monogatari

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

Ugetsu

1953·1h 36m·★ 8.1·Kenji Mizoguchi

2 shared crewThemes: jidaigeki, japanDir. Kenji Mizoguchi

Sansho the Bailiff

1954·2h 4m·★ 8.3·Kenji Mizoguchi

4 shared cast incl. Kyōko Kagawa & Eitarō Shindō2 shared crewDir. Kenji Mizoguchi

A Geisha

1953·1h 25m·★ 7.6·Kenji Mizoguchi

3 shared cast incl. Eitarō Shindō & Ichirō Sugai2 shared crewDir. Kenji Mizoguchi

Street of Shame

1956·1h 27m·★ 7.8·Kenji Mizoguchi

2 shared crewBoth star Eitarō Shindō & Haruo TanakaDir. Kenji Mizoguchi

The Woman in the Rumor

1954·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Kenji Mizoguchi

2 shared crewBoth star Chieko Naniwa & Eitarō ShindōDir. Kenji Mizoguchi

Miss Oyu

1951·1h 34m·★ 7.4·Kenji Mizoguchi

2 shared crewDir. Kenji MizoguchiDP: Kazuo Miyagawa

Sisters of the Gion

1936·1h 9m·★ 7.4·Kenji Mizoguchi

Themes: kyoto, japan, lover, japanDir. Kenji MizoguchiStarring Eitarō Shindō

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955·1h 32m·★ 7.1·Kenji Mizoguchi

4 shared cast incl. Eitarō Shindō & Eitarō OzawaDir. Kenji MizoguchiRomance & Drama

Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

Themes: suicide attempt, japanTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

The 47 Ronin

1941·3h 43m·★ 7.2·Kenji Mizoguchi

Themes: kyoto, japan, japanDir. Kenji Mizoguchi

Harakiri

1962·2h 15m·★ 8.6·Masaki Kobayashi

Themes: 17th century, jidaigeki, japan

The Life of Oharu

1952·2h 16m·★ 8.0·Kenji Mizoguchi

Both star Ichirō Sugai & Eitarō ShindōDir. Kenji Mizoguchi

Lust, Caution

2007·2h 38m·★ 7.5·Ang Lee

Themes: lover, extramarital affairDrama & Romance

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

1974·1h 33m·★ 8.0·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Gate of Hell

1953·1h 26m·★ 7.1·Teinosuke Kinugasa

Both star Kazuo Hasegawa & Tatsuya IshiguroDrama & Romance

The Water Magician

1933·1h 39m·★ 7.3·Kenji Mizoguchi

Starring Ichirō SugaiDir. Kenji MizoguchiDrama & Romance

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