10 Best Movies Like Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
If you loved Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Loro 1
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
"Loro", in two parts, is a period movie that chronicles, as a fiction story, events likely happened in Italy (or even made up) between 2006 and 2010. "Loro" wants to suggest in po...

Swimming in the Sea
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean....

Main Krishna Hoon
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family....

The Front Runner
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular wit...

The Wild Soccer Bunch 2
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
An unsupervised junior soccer team loses its ace player to the leader of a rival gang. Since only an entire team can win, they must have her back to be able to win the game against...

Tomie: Rebirth
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends...