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10 Best Movies Like Kikujiro

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

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#1
Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo

2007★ 7.1

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

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo....

#2
The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast

2015★ 7.9

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

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way b...

#3
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody

Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kikujiro for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shi...

#4
Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kikujiro for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board....

#5
Crows Explode

Crows Explode

2014★ 6.1

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

A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top s...

#6
The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees

2016★ 6.2

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

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption....

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