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10 Best Movies Like The Rickshaw Man

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

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#1
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962★ 7.9

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

Widower Shuhei Hirayama's caretaker is his 24-year-old daughter, Michiko. Gradually, he comes to realize that Michiko should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his li...

#2
Shoplifters

Shoplifters

2018★ 7.8

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

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young ...

#3
The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

1963★ 7.2

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

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, intro...

#4
Record of a Tenement Gentleman

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Rickshaw Man for fans of Drama & Comedy. 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
Equinox Flower

Equinox Flower

1958★ 7.4

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

Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an ar...

#6
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960★ 7.7

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

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice presid...

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