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10 Best Movies Like Gozu

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

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#1
Imprint

Imprint

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gozu for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her afte...

#2
Lost Souls

Lost Souls

2000★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gozu for fans of Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To defeat the prophesy, she must convince a respected New York crime journalist, wh...

#3
Izo

Izo

2004★ 6.1

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

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his...

#4
Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

1999★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gozu for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down....

#5
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006★ 6.4

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

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives...

#6
Fudoh: The New Generation

Fudoh: The New Generation

1996★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gozu for fans of Comedy & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage...