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Black Leather Notebook (2017)
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Original name: 黒革の手帖
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of how a bank clerk becomes a Ginza nightclub owner.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, noir, suspenseful, psychological, stylized
Plot:
female protagonist, double life, nightlife, embezzlement, money, theft, changing lives, nightclub, blackmail, loss of job, stealing money, bank clerk, nightclub owner, betrayal, corruption, mature, glamour, ambition, greed, secrets, power struggle, rise and fall, moral ambiguity, banking, class conflict ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, psychological and tense films and TV series with plots about investigation, moral ambiguity, urban, uncover truth, crime solving, cat and mouse and revenge mostly in Mystery, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Black Leather Notebook: The Tragedy of W (2012), Kurokouchi (2013), Blood on the Tracks (2014), 7 Secretaries: The Movie (2022), Crystal's Beating (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tension, intense ...
Audience:
adult
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female protagonist, dual role, adaptation, body swapping, rich and poor, changing lives, lifestyle change, women, switching roles, fish out of water, secret, wealthy family ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Time:
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Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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investigation, forensics, uncover truth, police detective, murder investigation, female police detective, murderer, female protagonist, murder, female detective, crime investigation, crime solving ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Time:
2010s
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Time:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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tense, suspense, crime drama, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating ...
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Place:
japan
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Country: Japan
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Place:
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Similarity:
60%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Place:
japan
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53%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Place:
japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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detective, suspense, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, private investigation, problem, tragic past, female protagonist, private investigator, dark past, murder investigation, loss of sister, vengeance, murder mystery, crime solving ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Style:
detective, captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful
Plot:
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Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
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Story:
Jung Seo Yeon happens to get 9.9 Billion won (U$D 9 Million) and she fights against the world. Jung Seo Yeon and her family suffered from violence by her father. She left their home and started a new life with an affectionate man, but her happy life ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, emotional, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Korea
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She builds a new identity based on lies. But when a body turns up beneath Seoul's luxury strip, a relentless detective pulls her every thread.
Style:
detective, suspense, psychological, tense, twisted ...
Plot:
double life, guilt, investigation, female protagonist, lie, deception, ambition, fraud, high society, moral ambiguity, betrayal, identity ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Bangladesh
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Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Story:
A drama about three families who live in an upscale neighborhood. On the surface, it appears they have attained wealth and happiness, but trouble brews behind closed doors.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological thriller
Plot:
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