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10 Best Movies Like Jōiuchi

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

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#1
Six Reasons Why

Six Reasons Why

2008★ 5.2

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

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge h...

#2
Re/cycle

Re/cycle

2019★ 7.7

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

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were ...

#3
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935★ 7.5

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

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces...

#4
Gunpowder

Gunpowder

1985★ 5.9

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

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be ...

#5
C(r)ook

C(r)ook

2004★ 7.2

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

A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason....

#6
No End

No End

1985★ 7.0

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

1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time o...