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10 Best Movies Like The Sun's Burial

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

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#1
Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1964★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sun's Burial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the shady black markets and bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo, a tough band of prostitutes eke out a dog-eat-dog existence, maintaining tenuous friendships and a semb...

#2
The Outsider

The Outsider

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sun's Burial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka....

#3
Pigs and Battleships

Pigs and Battleships

1961★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sun's Burial for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together....

#4
Black Rain

Black Rain

1989★ 6.6

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

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. Howeve...

#5
Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1988★ 6.2

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

Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a b...

#6
Shoplifters

Shoplifters

2018★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Sun's Burial for fans of Drama & Crime. 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 ...

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