SimilarScreen
A Stranger in Shanghai

A Stranger in Shanghai

20198.51h 13m

Overview

China is tumultuous in 1921 when the famed Japanese author of "Rashōmon", Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, visits Shanghai as a correspondent. Here he encounters revolutionaries, courtesans and much more…

Directed by Taku Katô
Written by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Aya Watanabe
Produced by Maiko Itagaki
0

Top Cast

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Takashi Okabe

Takashi Okabe

Shirō

Yuri Nakamura

Yuri Nakamura

Shigeko

Nao

Nao

Fumi Akutagawa

Jin Shijia

Jin Shijia

Li Renjie

Xue Bayi

Xue Bayi

Lele

Ren Luomin

Ren Luomin

Zhang Bing Lin

Themes & Keywords

shanghai, china

About A Stranger in Shanghai

A Stranger in Shanghai is a drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of shanghai, china. Directed by Taku Katô, it stars Ryuhei Matsuda, Takashi Okabe, Yuri Nakamura. China is tumultuous in 1921 when the famed Japanese author of "Rashōmon", Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, visits Shanghai as a correspondent. Here he encounters revolutionaries, courtesans and much more…

Movies Similar to A Stranger in Shanghai

Discover titles like A Stranger in Shanghai — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to A Stranger in Shanghai

If you enjoyed A Stranger in Shanghai, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of A Stranger in Shanghai.

Flowers of Shanghai
51% Match

At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.

Tiny Times 4
48% Match

In the film series finale, Lily finds herself near financial ruin because of the debts left behind by her father, all while battling a newly diagnosed cancer. Too proud to seek solace from anyone around her, Lily sets off a chain of self-destructive events that lead to her estrangement from best friends Lin Xiao, Nan Xiang, and Ruby.

The Last Tycoon
48% Match

Cheng, a young man who is set up by the chief of police, must leave the life he knows and Qiu, the woman he loves, to start again. After escaping prison Cheng quickly and violently moves his way up the ladder of Shanghais criminal underworld to become on the most powerful mob bosses in Shanghais history. But fame and notoriety take their toll when Cheng finds himself stuck between the looming Japanese army and the scheming local secret service. Matters are only made worse when he bumps into the love of his life QIU, along with her writer husband. Will love re-kindle in the dusk of an era?

Fearless
47% Match

Fearless(2006)

Movie7.5/10

After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.

Dead Pigs
47% Match

Dead Pigs(2018)

Movie6.8/10

A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.

Shanghai Triad
47% Match

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.

Shanghai
46% Match

Shanghai(2010)

Movie6.1/10

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

Suzhou River
46% Match

After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover, who he attempted to kidnap 3 years ago.

Temptress Moon
46% Match

Set in the decadent 1920s, Temptress Moon tells the very complicated story of a wealthy family living on the outskirts of Shanghai. Their youngest daughter, Ruyi, is brought up as a servant to her opium-addicted father and brother. Meanwhile, her brother-in-law Zhongliang has a successful, if illegal, career seducing and blackmailing married women in the city. When he comes to Ruyi's home the two fall in love, and trouble ensues.

Tiny Times
46% Match

Tiny Times(2013)

Movie4.3/10

When four best friends try and move forward in their work and personal life, they realize that trying to live their life's dream is more difficult than they imagine -- especially in the high fashion world of Shanghai.

The White Countess
45% Match

In 1930s Shanghai, 'The White Countess' is both Sofia, a fallen member of the exiled Russian aristocracy, and a nightclub created by a blind American diplomat who asks Sofia to be the centerpiece of the world he wants to create.

Code 46
45% Match

Code 46(2003)

Movie6.2/10

In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.