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10 Best Movies Like Takeshis'

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

#1
Brother

Brother

2000★ 7.1

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

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang....

#2
Sonatine

Sonatine

1993★ 7.5

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

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two...

#3
I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

2010★ 6.0

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

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement f...

#4
Peking Opera Blues

Peking Opera Blues

1986★ 7.1

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

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, chal...

#5
Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

2017★ 6.1

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

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous ...

#6
City of God

City of God

2002★ 8.4

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

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related vio...