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10 Best Movies Like Madadayo

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

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#1
Dreams

Dreams

1990★ 7.7

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

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a...

#2
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

1952★ 6.7

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

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint....

#3
Late Autumn

Late Autumn

1960★ 7.7

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

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband....

#4
Katie Tippel

Katie Tippel

1975★ 6.4

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

In the late 19th-century, the Tippel family moves to rural Stavoren in search of greener pastures. However, their dreams are quickly shattered, as teenage Katie is terrorized by a ...

#5
The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

1950★ 7.0

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

Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi l...

#6
Fantômas

Fantômas

1913★ 6.9

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

A French silent film serial which follows the exploits of the archvillain Fantômas, who commits crimes while eluding Inspector Juve's tireless persecution....