Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sakura

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

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#1
Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993★ 6.1

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

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Co...

#2
The Crimes That Bind

The Crimes That Bind

2018★ 7.3

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

Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was strangled to death. Mutsuo Koshikawa is the owner of the apartment and he goes miss...

#3
Impossibility Defense

Impossibility Defense

2018★ 7.2

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

At a certain park, there is a mysterious man, who has red eyes and a black suit, that people can go to and request him to kill someone. His assassinations can never be blamed on hi...

#4
The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

1974★ 7.4

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

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard....

#5
Suspect X

Suspect X

2008★ 7.6

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

A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corrobora...

#6
Rage

Rage

2016★ 6.8

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

A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations ...

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