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10 Best Movies Like Jakoman and Tetsu

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

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#1
Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

2004★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jakoman and Tetsu for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kama...

#2
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jakoman and Tetsu for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#3
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jakoman and Tetsu for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#4
Shara

Shara

2003★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jakoman and Tetsu for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art s...

#5
The Eel

The Eel

1997★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jakoman and Tetsu for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befrien...

#6
Kamui

Kamui

2009★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jakoman and Tetsu for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family....

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