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Movies that feel like The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old veteran of the New Guinea campaign in World War II, sets out to conduct interviews with survivors and relatives to find the truth behind atrocities committed by Japanese military, in particular the unexplained killing of two Japanese privates in his unit.
If you loved The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, the closest films we have are Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988), Streetwise (1984) and Brother's Keeper (1992). All three share The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Marjoe (1972).
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If The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On hit the spot, these will too
Contemplative documentary, and it commits to that
Documentary built on stillness, twice over
Contemplative documentary in both cases
Documentary of the same temperament
Both working the same documentary territory
Documentary in the same key
Both are documentary through and through
Both know what they want from documentary
Both play documentary straight
The documentary is handled with the same confidence
The same documentary instincts
Cut from the same documentary cloth
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The best-reviewed films that share The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On’s defining feeling.
