Movies Like Kubi

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

Broken Rage

2024·1h 6m·★ 6.1·Takeshi Kitano

4 shared cast incl. Takeshi Kitano & Tadanobu Asano2 shared crewDir. Takeshi Kitano

Beyond Outrage

2012·1h 52m·★ 6.7·Takeshi Kitano

3 shared cast incl. Takeshi Kitano & Ryo KaseDir. Takeshi Kitano

Kagemusha

1980·3h·★ 7.9·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: sengoku period, jidaigekiFans also likedAction & Drama & History

Outrage

2010·1h 49m·★ 6.8·Takeshi Kitano

Both star Takeshi Kitano & Ryo KaseDir. Takeshi KitanoAction & Thriller & Drama

Outrage Coda

2017·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Takeshi Kitano

Both star Takeshi Kitano & Nao OmoriDir. Takeshi KitanoAction & Thriller & Drama

Sonatine

1993·1h 34m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

Both star Takeshi Kitano & Masanobu KatsumuraDir. Takeshi KitanoAction & Thriller

Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

Both star Takeshi Kitano & Tadanobu AsanoDir. Takeshi KitanoDrama & Action

Achilles and the Tortoise

2008·2h·★ 7.3·Takeshi Kitano

Both star Takeshi Kitano & Nao OmoriDir. Takeshi KitanoComedy & Drama

Ugetsu

1953·1h 36m·★ 8.1·Kenji Mizoguchi

Themes: sengoku period, jidaigekiFans also liked

Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

Both star Hidetoshi Nishijima & Nao OmoriDir. Takeshi Kitano

Throne of Blood

1957·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: sengoku period, jidaigekiDrama & History

Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000·2h·★ 7.9·Ang Lee

TMDB recommendsDrama & Action

Jackie Brown

1997·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Violent Cop

1989·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Takeshi Kitano

Thriller & Action & DramaStarring Takeshi KitanoDir. Takeshi Kitano

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Crows Zero

2007·2h 10m·★ 7.0·Takashi Miike

Both star Kenichi Endo & Kenta KiritaniAction & Comedy

About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The White Dawn

1974·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Philip Kaufman

TMDB recommendsHistory & Drama

Blood and Bones

2004·2h 24m·★ 7.0·Yōichi Sai

DP: Takeshi HamadaStarring Takeshi Kitano

How Good Is Kubi?

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