Movies and TV shows like Banana Fish

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Banana Fish (2018)
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Banana Fish (2018)
Original name: バナナフィッシュ
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands—and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okamura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...
Style: anime, suspense, exciting, captivating, yaoi, bleak, humorous, yuri, noir, adult animation ...
Plot: gang, friendship, weapons, lgbt, investigation, criminal, uncover truth, bandit, self loathing, male rape victim, escapades, rape, murder mystery, gay, crime investigation, police investigation, murder investigation, prostitution, amateur detective, male protagonist, lgbtq, adaptation, blonde, prison, boys love ...
Time: contemporary
Place: japan

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Most similar movies to Banana Fish

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, exciting and tense films and TV series with plots about friendship, police, danger, investigation, violence, murder and tragedy mostly in Animation, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Banana Fish: Gangsta. (2015), No. 6 (2011), Gungrave (2003), 91 Days (2016), Black Lagoon (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Gangsta. (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two "handymen" known as "Benriya" who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia -- for a good price. After an assignment from police the ...
Style: anime, adult anime, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Plot: murder, gunfight, prostitution, betrayal, teamwork, gang, mafia, police, psychopath, criminal, tragedy, death ...
Place: japan
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No. 6 (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In the near future, most of mankind now lives in a handful of city states. There, for the privileged elite, life should be perfect. But for young Sion, life has become a nightmare since letting a strange boy spend the night in his apartment. ...
Style: anime, atmospheric, yaoi, bleak, exciting ...
Plot: uncover truth, life turned upside down, social differences, secret organization, conspiracy, fugitives, boys love, lgbt, teenage life, life is a bitch, lgbtq, love ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
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Gungrave (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Gungrave is a Japanese animated television series based on the video game of the same name, created by Yasuhiro Nightow. The series is directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru, from a screenplay by Yousuke Kuroda, and produced by Madhouse Studios. The series ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: betrayal, friendship, murder, leadership, heroic mission, escapades, ambition, supernatural, superhuman powers, obsessive quest, tragic hero, rise and fall ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
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91 Days (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: During Prohibition, the law held no power and the mafia ruled the town. The story takes place in Lawless, a town thriving on black market sales of illicitly brewed liquor. Avilio returns to Lawless after some time away, following the murder of his ...
Style: anime, suspense, tense, thought provoking, suspenseful ...
Plot: betrayal, life & death, tragedy, gunfight, mafia, brutality, murder, crime boss, unlikely friendships, violence, anger, prohibition era ...
Time: 1920s, 19th century
Place: usa, chicago
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Black Lagoon (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Black Lagoon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X since 2002, and nine collected volumes have been released so far. It was later adapted into an anime ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, psychological ...
Audience: kids
Plot: danger, gunfight, pirate, mercenary, kidnapping, team, rivalry, violence, arms dealer, gang, criminal, femme fatale ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, colombia, asia, southeast asia, thailand
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Given (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The played chord made the rusty air and both our eardrums vibrate smoothly. From that moment... our music was born.
Style: anime, yaoi, captivating, unusual plot structure, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lgbt, art, friendship, school, boys love, music band, high school, talented, rock music, gay, music, singing ...
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Yuri!!! on Ice (2016)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 20 min.
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Story: Yūri Katsuki carried all of Japan's hopes on his shoulders to win at the Gran Prix Finale ice skating competition, but suffered a crushing defeat. He returns home to Kyushu and half feels like he wants to retire, and half feels like he wants ...
Style: anime, yaoi, captivating, exciting, humorous ...
Plot: friendship, figure skating, training, boys love, dream, rise to the top, teenager, rivalry, coach, skating, gay, male nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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Jormungand (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Jonah is a child soldier and the newest bodyguard for Koko, an international arms dealer with an entourage of hired guns. The cold-blooded kid hates Koko’s line of work, but following her into the darkest corners of the black market might be the ...
Style: anime, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot: arms dealing, murder, child soldier, terrorism, danger, military, gunfight, war, soldier, mafia, violence, friendship ...
Place: japan, united kingdom
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K Project (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shiro is an easygoing teenager content with just being a student—until his seemingly perfect life is halted when a bloodthirsty clan, glowing red with fire, attempts to kill him in the streets. Unbeknownst to Shiro, he is suspected of murdering a ...
Style: anime, captivating, exciting, entertaining, tense
Plot: superpower, gang, rivalry, swordsman, amnesia, murder mystery, investigation, murder, uncover truth, friends, twists and turns, friendship ...
Place: japan
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The Millionaire Detective: Balance - Unlimited (2020)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The story centers around millionaire Daisuke Kambe, the heir to one of the wealthiest families in Japan, who is assigned as a detective to the Modern Crime Prevention Task Force (aka MCPTF), at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Taking full ...
Style: anime, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: genius, butler, police detective, billionaire, friendship, who done it, investigation, law enforcement, friends, evidence, society, danger ...
Place: japan, tokyo
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Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Nakajima Atsushi was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Dazai Osamu, and he and his ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, emotional, humorous ...
Plot: investigation, supernatural ability, literature, friendship, battles, group of criminals, supernatural, gunfight, mafia, teamwork, paranormal investigation, supernatural power ...
Time: 2010s
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Great Pretender (2020)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Supposedly Japan’s greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.
Style: anime, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: embezzler, fraud, criminal organization, friendship, unlikely partners, cons and scams, partner, workplace, master criminal, doubts and hesitations, criminal, freedom ...
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B: The Beginning (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: In a world powered by advanced technology, crime and action unfold in the archipelagic nation of Cremona. Genius investigator Keith Flick rejoins the royal police force just as serial killer "B" emerges. Mysterious youth Koku may be an ...
Style: anime, suspense, exciting, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: brainwashing, police, investigation, revenge, supernatural, danger, violence, society, secret organization, anti hero, shape shifting, buddhist temple ...
Time: 21st century
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Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: One day, New York City as we know it vanished overnight into a mysterious fog. Now known as Hellsalem's Lot, it has become a place where another world beyond imagining is connected to our reality. The balance within this new world is protected ...
Style: anime, entertaining, humorous, exciting, tense ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural ability, group of friends, portal, save the world, walled city, self sacrifice, fraternal twins, alien creature, superpower, isekai, zombie ...
Place: new york
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Durarara!! (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Durarara!!, often shortened to DRRR!!, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda, that has also been adapted into a Japanese anime series. As of May 2012, eleven volumes have been published by ...
Style: anime, touching, manga, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: kids, teens
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Place: japan, asia
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Persona 4: The Animation (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Persona 4: The Animation is a television anime series produced by AIC ASTA and directed by Seiji Kishi, based on the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 video game by Atlus. The story revolves around the protagonist, Yu Narukami, who acquires a mysterious ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, manga ...
Audience: teens
Plot: uncover truth, supernatural, riddles and clues, parallel world, friendship, teenage life, life is a bitch, supernatural ability, escapades, danger, youth, who done it ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, japan
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Persona 4 The Golden Animation (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: In the spring when the cherry blossom petals fall, Yū Narukami moves to Yaso Inaba to live with his uncle and cousin due to his family's circumstances. He transfers to Yasogami High School, where his event-filled school life begins. However, ...
Style: anime, suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: murder mystery, friendship, schoolboy, investigation, sleuth, teenager, murder investigation, teenage life, uncover truth, superpower
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Moriarty the Patriot (2020)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix ...
Style: anime, suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot: master villain, organized crime, mind game, twists and turns, society, secret identity, master criminal, moral dilemma, aristocracy, undercover, rivalry, anarchist ...
Time: victorian era
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07-Ghost (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Set in a gothic fantasy world, this is the story of Teito Klein, an orphaned slave who became the top military academy student. However, an unexpected turn of events left him pursued by the forces of the Barsburg Empire. Now an escaping convict, ...
Style: anime, captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: kids
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Love of Kill (2022)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Two assassins face off at a certain "workplace." The cool bounty hunter Chateau and the mysterious and powerful Ryang-Ha. Chateau and Ryang-Ha become enemies after this fight—at least, they should have, but for some reason Ryang-Ha takes ...
Style: anime, psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
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My Home Hero (2023)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: The story centers on a salaryman who has a reliable wife and a daughter in university who can sometimes act a bit rebellious, but has a happy life in his own way. Until one day he finds out his daughter has been beaten, and thus begins his journey ...
Style: anime, captivating, psychological, seinen, 2d animation
Plot: gang, yakuza, domestic violence, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship, violence, family relations, uncover truth, investigation, problem, male female relationship ...
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Golgo 13 (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 1250 min.
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Story: Golgo 13 is not his real name. Then again, neither is Duke Togo, Tadashi Togo, or any number of the aliases he goes by. A man of mystery, not even the world’s most prominent intelligence agencies can determine who Golgo really is, or just where he ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation (2015)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Shōtarō Tatewaki is a normal high school student with a serious demeanor hangs around with Sakurako Kujō. Sakurako is an extraordinarily beautiful woman in her mid-20s from a rich family who loves "beautiful bones." The two live in the ...
Style: anime, tense, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot: forensic, friendship, murder, police, investigation, forensics, uncover truth, crime solving, teamwork, sleuth, private investigation, crime investigation ...
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Dakaichi: I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year (2018)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: "I'll make it so your body's unable to forget mine." Saijou Takato's 5 year reign as the 'Most Huggable No. 1' has been snatched. Stealing his thunder is the newbie actor with a 3-year debut, Azumaya! Towards the ...
Style: yaoi, anime, erotic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: lgbt, boys love, blackmail, gay, lgbtq, blackmailer, actor, sexual blackmail, slice of life, showbiz, gay interest, job
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Katanagatari (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: The historical epic centers on Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyotō-ryū school of martial arts in medieval Japan. He and his older sister Nanami live on an isolated island, until a military advisor named Togame tells him of ...
Style: anime, humorous, captivating, exciting, light ...
Plot: ninja, japanese culture, samurai, sword, brother sister relationship, responsibility, swordplay, combat, angst, anti war, tragedy, female nudity ...
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Hero Mask (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: After a rash of mysterious deaths, Crown prosecutor Sarah Sinclair and SSC agent James Blood discover a conspiracy surrounding uncanny new bio-masks.
Style: anime, captivating, detective
Plot: police, investigation, police detective, police investigation, crime investigation, fighting crime, criminal, machine, mask
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31%
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Kite (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Sawa may seem innocent and naive, but don’t be fooled. She is a cold-blooded killer, and if you’re on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals ...
Style: anime, adult anime, hentai, adult animation, controversial ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, rape, psychopath, revenge, assassin, female assassin, teenage girl, sexual abuse, vigilante, orphan, sex slave, rape and revenge ...
Time: 90s, future, near future
Place: japan
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Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story: When mysterious foreign entrepreneurs appear with the intention of tearing down Treasure Town and replacing it with an amusement park, Black and White face their greatest adversaries yet. It is up to the destructive Black to save the fate of the ...
Style: anime, psychedelic, stylized, exciting, disturbing ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: good versus evil, friends, danger, urban, fantasy world, orphan, flying, heroic mission, save the day, heroes, mischievous children, rivalry ...
Time: y2k
Place: japan
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50%
Kaze no Yojimbo (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: George Kodama is investigating an incident that occurred in the small town of Kimujuku over 15 years ago. George is soon caught up in the middle of a bloody gang fight for control of the town.
Style: anime, suspense, captivating, enigmatic, disturbing ...
Plot: medieval, gang war, yakuza, private investigation, uncover truth, secret, mafia, bandit, investigation, gang, ronin
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31%
Samurai Flamenco (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Male model Masayoshi Hazama decides to become a superhero, despite having no superpowers or the technology to create a high-powered suit. He becomes the hero, Samurai Flamenco and begins to fight crime in the name of justice. Police officer Hidenori ...
Style: anime, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: superhero, police, lgbt, fight, fighting crime, fight for justice, teamwork, escapades, model, fashion model, investigation, job ...
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