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10 Best Movies Like Marital Relations

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

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#1
Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

1936★ 7.1

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

A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes ...

#2
Harmonium

Harmonium

2016★ 6.6

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

Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life....

#3
Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

2004★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Marital Relations 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...

#4
One Million Yen Girl

One Million Yen Girl

2008★ 7.1

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

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one know...

#5
Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

1964★ 7.0

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

The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life....

#6
A Geisha

A Geisha

1953★ 7.5

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

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, mus...

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