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10 Best Movies Like Appointment in Tokyo

If you loved Appointment in Tokyo, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

1942★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment in Tokyo for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in 2006....

#2
The Bloody Hundredth

The Bloody Hundredth

2024★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment in Tokyo for fans of Documentary & War & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Meet the real-life airmen who inspired Masters of the Air as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group....

#3
Korengal

Korengal

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment in Tokyo for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war....

#4
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment in Tokyo for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to ...

#5
Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo

1943★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment in Tokyo for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of...

#6
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment in Tokyo for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops...

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