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10 Best Movies Like Benten kozo

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

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#1
An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

1963★ 6.6

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

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago....

#2
Kill!

Kill!

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benten kozo for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samu...

#3
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benten kozo for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th-century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that the praise he receives is only due...

#4
Sanshiro Sugata

Sanshiro Sugata

1943★ 6.5

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

A hotheaded youth in 1880s Meiji Japan apprentices to judo master Shōgorō Yano, trading brute jujutsu bravado for discipline and humility. As Sanshirō matures, he proves judo’s spi...

#5
Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

1967★ 8.2

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

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her....

#6
Drive My Car

Drive My Car

2021★ 7.4

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

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshim...

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