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The Ending Planner (2012)
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Original name: 最高の人生の終り方～エンディングプランナー～
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Saikō no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner is a Japanese television drama series. It premiered on TBS on January 12, 2012. The drama revolves around the members of the Ihara family who operate a funeral parlor in Tokyo.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, dorama
Plot:
murder mystery, funeral home, uncover truth, serial killer, murderer, police officer, investigation, violence, friendship, youth, death, murder, murder investigation, friends, investigator, chase, rivalry, society, who done it, victim, family business, corpse, partner, police investigation, private investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful and disturbing films and TV series with plots about murder investigation, murder, murder mystery, evidence, who done it, police investigation and uncover truth mostly in Mystery, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Ending Planner: Crimson Wedding (2018), High School Entrance Exam (2012), The Miracle (2018), Return (2018), Innocent Days (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Story:
Saionji Hajime is the perfect butler and he works for a madame who is elegant. The madame is full of curiosity and has a pure personality. Hajime began to work for the madame before her husband died and they share a deep level of trust. One day, ...
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suspense, disturbing, psychological, tense, clever ...
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investigation, murder investigation, murder, mysterious man, victim, partner, testimony, evidence, who done it, suspicion, interrogation, clue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
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There is a party atmosphere in Provence: Sandra, the daughter of a couple of renowned local restaurant owners, is getting married, and her sister Alice comes home for the occasion. The family reunion is initially a carefree affair… but then ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological
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Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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93%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Kyoko, a newly-appointed English teacher at a rural but well-respected, prestigious prefectural high school, had spent her childhood and high school years overseas before returning to Japan. Because she lived abroad for a long time, she cannot ...
Style:
tense, talky, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
high school, teacher, school, murder investigation, police investigation, mysterious man, violence, murderer, friendship, japanese woman, clue, evidence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
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Story:
Yoshitaro Katayama (Masaki Aiba) became a police detective after having followed the will of his father who had been known as a great detective. However, Yoshitaro can never step into murder scenes because he faints whenever he sees blood, and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, detective
Plot:
friends, youth, investigation, testimony, murderer, deduction, police officer, death, serial murder, police investigation, japanese man, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
82%
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Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird (2011)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This story takes place 100 days before Kudo Shinichi became Edogawa Conan. Kudo Shinichi, a high school detective, arrives in Jugoya Town with Mori Ran and others. In this town a legend exists, claiming that a gigantic bull-headed shrike attacks the ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspense, talky, psychological ...
Plot:
police investigation, police officer, who done it, partner, serial killer, testimony, corpse, friends, society, youth, buddy, uncover truth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
During the incursion in a mob boss' hideout, Police finds a Virgin Mary plastic sculpture which weeps blood. There is no answer to the mystery, but the power of the enigma will make crazy the people who will get in touch with this event, ...
Style:
psychotronic, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, suspense ...
Plot:
catholicism, police, investigation, murder investigation, police detective, murder, who done it, partner, police officer, victim, youth, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Choi Ja-Hye is a lawyer and Dokgo Young is a detective with a hot temper. They work together on a murder case where the suspects are children from the elite class.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
murder, revenge, who done it, partner, investigation, evidence, police officer, death, youth, interrogation, police detective, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Story:
Sasaki Shinichi looks at his childhood friend Tanaka Yukino in court. Yukino is sentenced to death. She went to her ex-boyfriend’s apartment and caused his wife and child to burn to death. Shinichi knows his childhood friend and perceives that she ...
Style:
suspense, contemplative, psychological, unusual plot structure, tense ...
Plot:
friendship, murder investigation, evidence, testimony, couples, escapades, family relations, victim, violence, murder, graphic violence, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1993, a large number of Chinese businessmen poured into Russia's gold rush. Among them, there were a few distinctive faces. They snoop on the small traders, seek help between gangland and police. They are a secret group dispatched by the ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
police detective, murder investigation, police investigation, partners against crime, friends, escapades, uncover truth, who done it, law enforcer, law enforcement, victim, investigation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 400 min.
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Story:
TV miniseries in four parts. A serial killer mysteriously leaves a signature species, a rosary in the hands of his victims. Inspector Roberto Parisi, a specialist in this type of crime, but that hides a dark past, will be responsible for conducting ...
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contemplative, tense, suspense, suspenseful, unusual plot structure ...
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serial killer, homicide detective, murder investigation, police detective, murder, vengeance, law enforcer, evidence, violence, chase, escapades, police officer ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Singapore
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
With the help of a cop, a psychologist and a woman who can foretell the future, a brilliant paralegal works to solve an array of perplexing mysteries.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, chase, couples, revenge, friendship, love, clue, law enforcement, vengeance, victim, serial killer ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
singapore
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Thailand
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It’s a drama about conflicts in a big family, involving murder and a police investigation. The title is a twist on the idiom, blood is thicker than water. Because of the conflicts, their family bonds aren’t strong. When one relative mysteriously ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense
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murder, family relations, murder investigation, police investigation, partner, uncover truth, partners against crime, who done it, clue, interrogation, violence, suspicion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
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Story:
When Keisuke Nakamura was a high school student, his mother was accused of killing a girl and then his mother committed suicide. 12 years later, Keisuke Nakamura tries to find the girl's real killer and also take revenge upon those responsible ...
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unusual plot structure, psychological, tense, contemplative, suspenseful ...
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murder, murder investigation, false accusation of murder, violence, interrogation, uncover truth, investigation, investigator, youth, police detective, friendship, victim ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Story:
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realistic, suspenseful, tense, psychological, suspense ...
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policewoman, japanese police, criminal, pig, police station, japanese woman, murder, partner, rivalry, suspicion, youth, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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63%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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suspenseful, tense, stylized, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
police investigation, murder investigation, friendship, evidence, investigation, police detective, murder mystery, investigator, mysterious man, suspicion, police officer, murderer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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63%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
Captain Gaby Molina investigates with great seriousness and success on cases not always easy.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense, intellectual
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
mystery killer, whodunit, murder, murder investigation, partner, police officer, investigator, coworker, who done it, suspicion, clue, testimony ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
investigation, murder investigation, love and romance, partner, friendship, law enforcement, love, victim, murderer, murder, evidence, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
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Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, police, crime investigation, investigator, police investigation, partner, who done it, murder investigation, friends, uncover truth, partners against crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london
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57%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
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suspense, psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, death, investigation, police investigation, partners against crime, partner, murder investigation, who done it, heroes, murder mystery, victim, mysterious man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany
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Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, partner, loss of sister, society, police detective, chase, murderer, partners against crime, who done it, serial murder, violence ...
Time:
year 1989, year 1993, 80s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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detective, captivating, contemplative, tense, suspenseful ...
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cold case, police, murder investigation, police procedural, investigation, partner, law enforcement, society, vengeance, chase, youth, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
55%
156
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Belgium
Duration: 32 min.
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A parody on the 'true crime' genre, in which the investigation into the murder of musician and celebrity Bent Van Looy is examined in closer detail.
Style:
unusual plot structure, tense, contemplative, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
murder, murderer, murder investigation, revenge, death, investigation, evidence, weirdo, musician, society, uncover truth, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
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Genre: Mystery
Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
feluda, murderer, homicide detective, buddy, mysterious man, police investigation, murder investigation, weirdo, victim, heroes, police detective, private detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
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55%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min.
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Story:
Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He flees to Taiwan and commits suicide. Tamotsu’s friend Banji Masuzawa works as a private detective, and has doubts about Tamotsu’s death, but the case is covered up by powerful ...
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disturbing, suspense, tense, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
private detective, murder, murder mystery, murder suspect, partners against crime, family relations, law enforcer, escapades, who done it, name calling, chase, victim ...
Time:
50s
Place:
tokyo, japan
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53%
136
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
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French adaptation of the British series Luther (2010).
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tense, serious, talky, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police, murder investigation, police detective, murder, victim, investigator, murderer, testimony, society, police investigation, law enforcement, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Set during the 14th year of Chenghua Emperor's reign, Tang Fan, a sixth rank official and Sui Zhou, an embroidered uniform guard, join hands to crush a conspiracy to maintain peace and order for the people.
Style:
tense, talky, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, murder investigation, chase, evidence, testimony, investigator, heroes, murder mystery, uncover truth, death, partners against crime ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
china
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A community in Zion Creek, Utah, is turned upside down when a popular high school girl disappears in the midst of her father's political campaign.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
murder mystery, lgbt, corpse, addiction, suicide, politics, mormon, murder, police detective, law enforcer, suspicion, police officer ...
Place:
usa, utah
Similarity:
50%
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