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10 Best Movies Like Applause Takarazuka!

If you loved Applause Takarazuka!, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Applause Takarazuka! for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due...

#2
Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Applause Takarazuka! for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes ...

#3
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Applause Takarazuka! for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style....

#4
The Pornographers

The Pornographers

1966★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Applause Takarazuka! for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Subu makes pornographic films. He sees nothing wrong with it. They are an aid to a repressed society, and he uses the money to support his landlady, Haru, and her family. From time...

#5
Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets

1971★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Applause Takarazuka! for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychose...

#6
City Lights

City Lights

1931★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Applause Takarazuka! for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor....

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