Movies Similar to Keishichou Hikikomori-gakari

Dying Out of Sight: Hikikomori in an Aging Japan(2021)

It's estimated over a million Japanese live as "hikikomori," recluses totally withdrawn from society. Some hikikomori may even go for decades without leaving their house. While in the past the phenomenon was most commonly associated with young men, recent data has revealed a much wider demographic of people whose confidence in themselves, and in society, has been shattered. As the parents or relatives hikikomori so often depend on entirely become too old to care for them, many now face a dire situation, left alone and unable to cope.

At The Press of A Button(2017)

A battered young girl finds refuge in a mysterious button, with unprecedented consequences....

Who Are You?(2010)

Nida is a single mother who takes care of her anti-social son who has locked himself in his room for five years. The only way to communicate with her son is to write on a piece of paper and slip it under the door. But, when outsiders start to get curious about what is going on behind the door of her son's room, a series of terrible events starts to happen.

Hikikomori. A Deafening Silence(2013)

A calm, empathetic documentary film about hikikomori—mostly young, male social recluses in Japan—and their way back into society through the help of institutions. The film very unobtrusively tries to find out about its protagonists' motives for withdrawing from society and gives an interesting and insightful glimpse into this cultural phenomenon.

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Ho Tutto il Tempo Che Vuoi(2021)

Matteo has decided not to go to school anymore and stay at home instead.

ME!ME!ME!(2014)

An anime-obsessed young man fantasizes about his favorite voluptuous heroines, but his sex-addled dream quickly transforms into a nightmare which threatens to consume him.

My Girlfriend Is a Serial Killer(2019)

Etsuro Kurosu faills getting into a university and becomes a hikikomori. One day, he tries to hang himself from a hook on the wall in his apartment. He fails, but his attempt leaves a hole in the wall. Through the hole wall, Etsuro Kurosu can now see Rio Miyaichi. He becomes fascinated with the girl that lives next door. Later, while peeping at her through the wall, Etsuro Kurosu sees her in the process of brutally murdering someone. He screams and is caught by her. Etsuro Kurosu confesses that he loves her and they start to date. Etsuro Kurosu feels happiness in his life, but what will happen to him? Will he be murdered by Rio Miyaichi?

Finding My Gundam(2013)

Hyun-dong is a hikikomori. He lives off of the joy of assembling and displaying Gundams in his only space, his home. Then one day, he makes a big decision to go out to buy a Gundam plastic model that a delivery man left next to his door. At that moment, the front door slams shut. He is trapped in an unfamiliar world, he can't remember the password and he decides to go on a long journey to find the key house.

La chiocciola(2023)

Swaroop: Bovine Bliss(2001)

A comedy pilot for the what could've been the first series starring Indian immigrants in America. Swaroop is a 10 year old kid, smart, resourceful and a good heart. In this episode, next door neighbor "Steve" wins a live cow in a poker game.

Earth to America(2005)

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

Sailor Moon(1994)

When Queen Beryl interrupts the marriage between Sailor Moon and Prince Darien, the Princess Warriors move to Earth to protect the Jewels of Power.

Keiko and the Floating World

2011. Fukushima. Keiko's life changes when her friends are swallowed up by the tsunami. Two years later, unable to mourn, the former trawler captain embarks for the quarantine zone, convinced that they are still alive.

Mon Clown(2008)

Documentary from French TV channel Canal+ about Marion Cotillard's road to the Oscar for her performance as French singer Édith Piaf in the 2007 film 'La Vie en Rose', also featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the film.

Exit No. 6(2006)

Mystery Drama starring Eddie Peng, Ethan Juan, Ha-na Yoo Exit No. 6 is a place where anything is possible; One summer Van Dine, an urban Jedi teams up with his buddies Vance, Fion and Vivian to investigates a series of mysterious incidents involving disappearing high school girls. All the evidences lead to an online secret society named "Autumn Leaves Club"; the terrifying truth lying beneath the cherry blossom will soon be discovered.

The Flintstones' New Neighbors(1980)

Fred is annoyed when an eerie new house is built next door, inhabited by the Frankenstone family.

Aderyn Papur... and Pigs Might Fly(1984)

A boy living in underdeveloped Welsh village hopes for a better time of his homeland when seeing the two Japaneese businessmen with the apparent intentions to build a factory there.

A Matter of Sex(1984)

Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story(1986)

A kindly but firm priest mentors a troubled young boy at the famous Boys Town, a residential care community for troubled youth.