Movies Like I Will Buy You

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

Black River

1957·1h 54m·★ 7.2·Masaki Kobayashi

2 shared crewDir. Masaki KobayashiDP: Yûharu Atsuta

The Inheritance

1962·1h 48m·★ 7.4·Masaki Kobayashi

Both star Keiko Kishi & Kōji MitsuiDir. Masaki Kobayashi

An Autumn Afternoon

1962·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Keiji Sada & Eijirō TōnoDP: Yûharu Atsuta

A Hen in the Wind

1948·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Yasujirō Ozu

DP: Yûharu AtsutaFans also liked

Stray Dog

1949·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Akira Kurosawa

TMDB recommendsStarring Eijirō Tōno

Pigs and Battleships

1961·1h 48m·★ 7.4·Shōhei Imamura

TMDB recommendsStarring Eijirō Tōno

Tokyo Story

1953·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Yasujirō Ozu

DP: Yûharu AtsutaStarring Eijirō Tōno

Good Morning

1959·1h 34m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

DP: Yûharu AtsutaStarring Keiji Sada

Late Autumn

1960·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Yasujirō Ozu

DP: Yûharu AtsutaStarring Keiji Sada

Early Spring

1956·2h 25m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

DP: Yûharu AtsutaStarring Keiko Kishi

Equinox Flower

1958·1h 58m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

DP: Yûharu AtsutaStarring Keiji Sada

I Live in Fear

1955·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Akira Kurosawa

TMDB recommends

Big

1988·1h 44m·★ 7.3·Penny Marshall

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A League of Their Own

1992·2h 8m·★ 7.4·Penny Marshall

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Field of Dreams

1989·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Phil Alden Robinson

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Manderlay

2005·2h 19m·★ 7.2·Lars von Trier

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Stealing Home

1988·1h 38m·★ 6.6·Steven Kampmann

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House of Bamboo

1955·1h 42m·★ 6.8·Samuel Fuller

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Carmen Comes Home

1951·1h 26m·★ 6.5·Keisuke Kinoshita

Both star Keiji Sada & Kōji Mitsui

A Japanese Tragedy

1953·1h 56m·★ 7.3·Keisuke Kinoshita

Both star Keiji Sada & Fujio Suga

How Good Is I Will Buy You?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.