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10 Best Movies Like Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

If you loved Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Stray Dogs

Stray Dogs

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross paths with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life....

#2
In the Name of My Daughter

In the Name of My Daughter

2014★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1976 in Nice, Agnes, the daughter of the owner of the Palais de la Méditerranée, falls in love with an older lawyer....

#3
Asparagus

Asparagus

1979★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A symbolic reflection on issues of female sexuality, art and identity constructs....

#4
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

2002★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a...

#5
Notes on Blindness

Notes on Blindness

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After losing sight in 1983, John Hull began keeping an audio diary, a unique testimony of loss, rebirth and renewal, excavating the interior world of blindness. Following on from t...

#6
Love Strikes!

Love Strikes!

2011★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to s...