If you loved Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, try Brutal Tales of Chivalry
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Brutal Tales of Chivalry has roughly 5.3× fewer votes than Sailor Suit and Machine Gun — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the neon soaked mood tag, and they sit in Action / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Brutal Tales of Chivalry is
You run postwar rackets in Enko. The Kamizu Group enforces old codes, keeping out certain contraband. But Iwasa moves in, slinging U.S. military goods on the black market. Saeki's camera dwells on neon decay. It lingers after the credits.

