Movies like Sayonara

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Sayonara (2015)
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Sayonara (2015)
Original name: さようなら
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story: The world's first human-android acting duo, called Android Theater Project, is the collaborative brainchild of noted Japanese playwright Oriza Hirata and the leading robotics scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro. "Sayonara" is a remakable android play and has been adapted to feature film by the acclaimed filmmaker Koji Fukada (Hospitalité, Au revoir l’été). In this film project the setting of the story is largely expanded, depicting time and space in a way which can only be achieved in film, examining life and death though the communication between dying human and immortal android.
Plot: post nuclear, robot, dancing, artificial intelligence, female nudity, death, illness, androids, fire, suicide, bare breasts, nuclear explosion, little girl, refugee, evacuation, humanoid robot, marriage proposal, radioactivity, poem, nuclear radiation, nudity, cycling, nuclear disaster, nuclear holocaust, female robot ...
Place: japan, south africa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, realistic and serious films with plots about female nudity, nudity, bare breasts, male nudity, suicide, death and female full frontal nudity mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Sayonara: The Whispering of the Gods (2005), Soleil battant (2017), MAID-DROID (2008), Slave Widow (1967), Blood and Bones (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Whispering of the Gods (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Rou has returned to the monastery he was raised in. As he listens to the whispering of the Gods through his germanium radio, Rou defies God in every which way and puts religion to the test.
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, controversial, scary
Plot: bestiality, zoophilia, priest, mentally unstable, sexual abuse, violence, murder of a priest, sexualized violence, violence spree, gay asian, oral sex, rape ...
Place: japan
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95%
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Soleil battant (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Gabriel and Iris head back to their family holiday home in Portugal with their daughters Emma and Zoé, a couple of adorable six-year-old twins, for a vacation. In the heart of the sun-drenched countryside, as the little ones swim and laugh, the ...
Plot: vacation, identical twins, nudity, twin sister, secret, daughter, female nudity, sister sister relationship, river, horse, swing, car accident ...
Place: portugal
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87%
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MAID-DROID (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min.
Story: The main plotline concerns retired Mr Ueno, who since a child has been cared for by his late parents’ robot maid ‘Maria’ (Akiho Yoshizawa) – a lifelike humanoid in a maid’s outfit! Over the years, Ueno has developed an unconsummated love ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating, erotic, pink cinema
Plot: artificial intelligence, pink film, androids, robot human relationship, maid, advanced technology, crime solving, social problems, humanoid robot, male female relationship, private investigator, police investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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Slave Widow (1967)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 73 min.
Story: After her husband's suicide, young and beautiful Mitsuko Fuji feels alone and helpless -- until one of her husband's major creditors, Mr. Kito, offers a sympathetic ear and a cancellation of all debts. However, Mitsuko soon learns that ...
Style: erotic
Plot: exploitation, pink film, erotica, cheating fiance, nudity, widow, suicide by drowning, bare breasts, suicide, female nudity, father son relationship, sex ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Blood and Bones (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story: In 1923, the young Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island (South Korea), to Osaka (Japan). Through the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko (processed seafood products) in his poor Korean-Japanese ...
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, rough, bleak
Plot: dysfunctional family, family problems, danger, life is a bitch, obsession, family in crisis, alcohol abuse, loan, violence, abusive relationship, badass, asian ...
Time: 1950s, 80s
Place: japan, asia
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76%
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Blue Spring (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of ...
Style: bleak, realistic, disturbing, serious, manga
Audience: teen drama
Plot: juvenile delinquency, high school, gang, society, high school life, teenage life, life is a bitch, friendship, youth, coming of age, school, asian ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
The Ravine of Goodbye (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: In a valley, with a dense growth of trees, a baby is killed. The baby's mother Satomi is arrested as the prime suspect. The police also learn that Satomi is involved in a romantic relationship with her next door neighbor Ozaki. The information ...
Style: captivating, tense, psychological, realistic, romantic ...
Plot: reporter, slutty woman, journalist, suspect, secret, police, husband wife relationship, witness, television, uncover truth, child murder, twists and turns ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Love & Loathing & Lulu & Ayano (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A timid young woman who lives with her domineering mother accepts an Adult Video scout's offer to "become somebody else" by performing in porn videos. As she rises in popularity, the boundaries between her two lives begin to ...
Style: psychological, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, erotic ...
Plot: porn industry, suicide, alienation, stalking, japanese woman, porn actress, popularity, jealousy, self discovery, interview, employer employee relationship, sex work ...
Place: tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Lovers Are Wet (1973)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Katsu, a fugitive youth on the run from the yakuza, returns to his birthplace and begins an affair with the cinema owner.
Style: erotic
Plot: erotica, rape, female nudity, rain, cycling, nudity, fight, bare breasts, harmonica, rainstorm, bicycle, infidelity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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 3K
Harmonium (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio’s family life…
Style: disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating, crying ...
Plot: sluttiness, tramp, whore, unfaithful, father daughter relationship, released from prison, mysterious past, dark past, secret, husband wife relationship, old friend, marital problem ...
Time: year 2016
Place: east asia, xian
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Hold Me Tight (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: She is gone, she left husband and children… Or on the contrary.
Plot: women, plot twist, death of daughter, woman, male pubic hair, nudity, photography, bare chested male, death of family, piano, mourning, death of husband ...
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
The Eyes, the Mouth (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A rich Italian's shocking suicide means different things to his twin brother (Lou Castel), mother (Emmanuelle Riva) and pregnant lover (Angela Molina).
Style: semi autobiographical
Plot: twin brother, mother, death, nudity, father daughter relationship, male nudity, funeral, suicide, female nudity, family relations, widow, attempted murder ...
Time: year 1982
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Alma Viva (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, Belgium, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Like every summer, little Salomé returns to her family village nestled in the Portuguese mountains for the holidays. As the vacations begin in a carefree atmosphere, her beloved grandmother suddenly dies. While the adults are tearing each other ...
Style: deep
Plot: family reunited, parents and children, loss of mother, donkey, telephone call, bare breasts, funeral, rain, forest fire, rainstorm, female nudity, family relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Au revoir l'été (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: 3 years on from hospitalité, Kiki Sugino and Koji Fukada are back again with this socially-conscious film about a 18-year-old girl in-between adolescence and adulthood who spends a summer in a valley and enjoys romance. Sakuko, a 18-year-old girl ...
Style: realistic, atmospheric, captivating, sincere, serious ...
Plot: slut, introspection, dating, youth, couples, social relations, small town, niece, self discovery, summer vacation, friendship, coming of age ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
The Messenger (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Petr is a courier, a messenger as a matter of fact. He is one of those young men who believe that on their bikes they have become part and parcel of the atmosphere of modern cities. He is a non-conformist who refuses to settle into today‘s ...
Plot: debt, messenger, biker, suicide attempt, bet, troubled relationship, friendship, love, cycling, masturbation, bicycle, female nudity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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M (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Lila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has a paralyzing speech impediment. Mo is chatty and exuberant. Lila is preparing for her exams. Mo illegally races cars for a living. Opposites attract, and they fall in love. But Mo carries a secret burden…
Style: captivating, serious, romantic, touching
Plot: teenage girl, opposites attract, sister sister relationship, love, chance meeting, fall in love, auto racing, illness, speech impediment, street racing, teacher, little girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Honey (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Irene, nicknamed 'Miele', has devote herself to people looking for help, and tries to alleviate their suffering even when they make extreme decisions. One day she has to cope with Grimaldi and his invisible malaise.
Style: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, art house ...
Plot: poisoning, thirtysomething life, coping, life is a bitch, male female friendship, euthanasia, nudity, unfulfillment, sexual content, death, suicide, bare breasts ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: italy, istanbul turkey, tijuana mexico, rome italy, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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 518
Mandara (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
Story: About two student couples who become members of an obscure sect. The cult seeks a prehistoric utopia with free sex and without society's norms and values. The students are torn between ambient pressure and the sect leader's authority to ...
Style: independent film, weird
Plot: rape, utopia, philosophy, forced abortion, sex scene, wife swapping, bare breasts, erotica, ocean, buddhist temple, city, buddhism ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Liar Game: Reborn (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story: To exact revenge, the Liar Game office is revived. The target is only one person: Shin'ichi Akiyama. Because of new heroine Shinomiya, Shin'ichi, who kept refusing to take part in the game, finds himself in the game. Along with Akiyama, ...
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: game of death, game, lie, deception, psychological manipulation, psychology, ruse, con trick, student, drastic change of life, revenge, intrigue ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Three Stories About Sleeplessness (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 87 min.
Story: It is nighttime. In Croatia, a young woman cannot sleep because her baby keeps crying. Her mother-in-law is also being kept awake by the baby's crying and she is not shy about offering unwanted child-rearing advice to her daughter-in-law. In ...
Plot: nudity, lactation, drinking, mother in law, depression, night, affair, dysfunctional relationship, male nudity, female nudity, bare breasts, death ...
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 66 min.
Story: A teacher, Sakiko Kurata (Yuki Kazamatsuri), receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko (Ayako Ôta) is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help. This minx seduces random strangers for sex, but ...
Style: erotic, sexploitation film, pink cinema
Plot: nudity, female nudity, rape, rape victim, pink film, prostitute, sexploitation, bare breasts, teacher, erotica, female teacher, japanese woman ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Who's Child Am I? (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Paul Freeman (of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK fame) and Kate O'Mara plays a couple who can't have a baby, so they go to the doctor to have an artificial insemination...blackmail, dark secrets and drama ensue.
Style: independent film
Plot: incest, pregnancy, nudity, judge, bare breasts, punched in the face, male nudity, doctor, husband wife relationship, priest, inheritance, courtroom ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Don Juan (1973)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has ...
Style: manga
Plot: lesbian sex, female nudity, lesbian, priest, seduction, reincarnation, erection, gay, bare breasts, lesbianism, playing footsie, suicide ...
Place: paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Maborosi (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Yumiko remarries and moves from Osaka to a small fishing village, yet continues to search for meaning in a lonely world.
Style: art house, atmospheric, contemplative, slow cinema, retro ...
Plot: suicide, stepbrother stepsister relationship, death, self discovery, arranged marriage, train, memory, drinking, water, asian, meditation, mental disorder ...
Time: year 1995, 90s
Place: japan, venice, asia, europe, italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 6.0
 68
Delight (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The film's main theme is obsession. An obsession with love, with art, originality, copying, with success, money and... with oneself. Sooner or later, if we lose our rational upper hand over it and let ourselves be dragged down by it, every ...
Style: unusual plot structure, thought provoking, captivating
Plot: art, obsession, female nudity, transvestite, female protagonist, sex, cross dressing, suicide, death, twins, gay, troubled relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Young Casanova (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Gerard Casanova is the man that all the rich and beautiful women call when they need a little more then the husbands to give them. He's always on call to satisfy their every sexual urge.
Plot: gigolo, adultery, nudity, female pubic hair, male full rear nudity, sexually dissatisfied wife, horny wife, lesbian sex, cuckolded husband, bare breasts, unfaithful wife, cheating wife ...
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Floodhouse (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Two girls are sent to live in the Australian bush with their hippy father. As they gradually bond, a stranger arrives from a town called Paradise.
Plot: flood, coming of age, nature, countryside, bare breasts, female nudity, nudity, bathing, bathtub
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Beautiful Occasion (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A fun fair, on a wasteland, on the outskirts of a small provincial town in the south of France.
Plot: nudity, brother sister relationship, bare breasts, dog, masturbation, female nudity, blood, sensuality, sex scene, female masturbation, lesbianism, beach ...
Place: south of france
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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The End (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Depardieu plays an unnamed hunter and we join him and his dog as they depart for a nearby forest to snare some rabbits - or perhaps he's hunting for something far more elusive? His excursion soon progresses from carefree meandering to a ...
Plot: lost in the woods, dog, blood, bare breasts, female nudity, forest, scorpion, woods, nudity, hiker, female full frontal nudity, knife ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Intimidades en un cuarto de baño (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A family crisis revealed through each member's bathroom intimacy.
Style: avant garde
Plot: male pubic hair, male nudity, family crisis, attempted rape, housekeeper, family relations, female pubic hair, nudity, bare chested male, electrocution, male objectification, death ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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