Movies Like Kakekomi

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

Chronicle of My Mother

2012·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Masato Harada

Both star Kirin Kiki & Midoriko KimuraDir. Masato Harada

The Emperor in August

2015·2h 16m·★ 6.6·Masato Harada

Both star Shinichi Tsutsumi & Tsutomu YamazakiDir. Masato Harada

Climber's High

2008·2h 25m·★ 6.5·Masato Harada

Both star Shinichi Tsutsumi & Tsutomu YamazakiDir. Masato Harada

Love Strikes!

2011·1h 58m·★ 6.8·Hitoshi One

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Lost in Translation

2003·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Sofia Coppola

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Love and Other Cults

2017·1h 35m·★ 6.2·Eiji Uchida

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Radiance

2017·1h 41m·★ 6.4·Naomi Kawase

Fans also likedStarring Misuzu Kanno

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

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Nobody Knows

2004·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Hirokazu Kore-eda

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Memories of Matsuko

2006·2h 10m·★ 7.8·Tetsuya Nakashima

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

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Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

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Lady Snowblood

1973·1h 37m·★ 7.6·Toshiya Fujita

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ReLIFE

2017·2h·★ 6.6·Takeshi Furusawa

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Hiroyuki Okiura

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Battle Royale

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Kinji Fukasaku

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Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

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Achilles and the Tortoise

2008·2h·★ 7.3·Takeshi Kitano

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Tokyo!

2008·1h 52m·★ 7.0·Bong Joon Ho

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How Good Is Kakekomi?

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