Movies Like Tattooed Life

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

Smashing the 0-Line

1960·1h 23m·★ 6.3·Seijun Suzuki

Both star Yuji Odaka & Kaku TakashinaDir. Seijun SuzukiDrama & Crime & Thriller

Kanto Wanderer

1963·1h 33m·★ 6.8·Seijun Suzuki

Both star Hiroko Itō & Kaku TakashinaDir. Seijun SuzukiCrime & Drama

Fighting Elegy

1966·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Seijun Suzuki

Both star Hideki Takahashi & Kayo MatsuoDir. Seijun Suzuki

Brother

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

Tokyo Drifter

1966·1h 23m·★ 7.1·Seijun Suzuki

Fans also likedDir. Seijun SuzukiThriller & Crime

The World of Kanako

2014·1h 58m·★ 6.5·Tetsuya Nakashima

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Rainy Dog

1997·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Takashi Miike

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The Parts You Lose

2019·1h 34m·★ 5.8·Christopher Cantwell

Fans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

Graveyard of Honor

2002·2h 11m·★ 6.9·Takashi Miike

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

1973·1h 29m·★ 6.3·Yasuharu Hasebe

Fans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

Blood Ties

2013·2h 8m·★ 6.5·Guillaume Canet

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Underworld Beauty

1958·1h 27m·★ 6.9·Seijun Suzuki

Starring Kaku TakashinaDir. Seijun SuzukiCrime & Thriller

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003·1h 51m·★ 8.2·Quentin Tarantino

TMDB recommends

Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommends

Mr. Long

2017·2h 9m·★ 7.0·SABU

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Monday

2000·1h 40m·★ 7.3·SABU

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A Colt Is My Passport

1967·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Takashi Nomura

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Kill 'em All 2

2024·1h 25m·★ 4.1·Valeri Milev

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How Good Is Tattooed Life?

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