Movies Like Sound of the Mountain

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

Repast

1951·1h 37m·★ 7.6·Mikio Naruse

4 shared cast incl. Ken Uehara & Setsuko Hara2 shared crewDir. Mikio Naruse

Wife

1953·1h 36m·★ 7.1·Mikio Naruse

3 shared cast incl. Ken Uehara & Chieko Nakakita2 shared crewDir. Mikio Naruse

Sudden Rain

1956·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Mikio Naruse

3 shared cast incl. Setsuko Hara & Chieko Nakakita2 shared crewDir. Mikio Naruse

White Beast

1950·1h 37m·★ 6.7·Mikio Naruse

2 shared crewBoth star So Yamamura & Chieko NakakitaDir. Mikio Naruse

Late Chrysanthemums

1954·1h 41m·★ 7.4·Mikio Naruse

2 shared crewDir. Mikio NaruseDP: Masao Tamai

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966·2h 11m·★ 8.0·Mike Nichols

Themes: dysfunctional marriage, adulteryTMDB recommends

Live Flesh

1997·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsThemes: adultery, pregnancy

Junebug

2005·1h 46m·★ 6.9·Phil Morrison

Themes: dysfunctional marriage, pregnancyFans also liked

The Insect Woman

1963·2h 3m·★ 7.3·Shōhei Imamura

Themes: adultery, pregnancyFans also liked

American Beauty

1999·2h 2m·★ 8.3·Sam Mendes

Themes: dysfunctional marriage, adultery

Early Summer

1951·2h 5m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

Fans also likedStarring Setsuko Hara

Early Spring

1956·2h 25m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

Fans also likedStarring So Yamamura

One Wonderful Sunday

1947·1h 48m·★ 7.2·Akira Kurosawa

Fans also likedStarring Chieko Nakakita

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

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Tokyo Story

1953·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Setsuko Hara & So Yamamura

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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Tokyo Twilight

1957·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Setsuko Hara & So Yamamura

Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

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Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

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Ossessione

1944·2h 20m·★ 7.5·Luchino Visconti

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How Good Is Sound of the Mountain?

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