Movies Like The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007)

The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) is a 2007 action, animation, crime, mystery, romance film from Takuya Nonaka with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View and The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain.

Action Animation Crime Mystery Romance

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View

2007

The story starts following an incident: a young girl jumps from the top of a building. The image provokes a certain dread, as the girl appears to have been a corpse even before she jumped. The case is dismissed, yet more and more of these suicides occur, and all from the same building. Thus began the rumour, that a ghost inhabited the rooftop of the building.

6.7

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain

2008

July 1998 - After a group of delinquents is found dead in their hangout place with all their limbs twisted and torn off, Aozaki Touko receives a request to find the murderer and asks Shiki for help. The main suspect is Asagami Fujino; a girl who was the boys' plaything until recently, who Shiki believes to be "one of her kind".

7.0

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine

2008

June 1998: After spending two years in a coma caused by a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. She is visited by Touko Aozaki, a wizard and proprietor of a studio called Garan no Dou. Shiki has lost not only the memory of her accident, but also any real sense that she's even alive. Strangely, enigmatic beings begin to attack her...

6.9

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral

2008

Tomoe Enjou is attacked by bullies from his old school and saved by Shiki Ryougi. He asks her to hide him at her place and admits that he killed someone. Several days later, there are still no broadcasts about the murder as if it didn't happen... and when the victims are found, they're alive and unharmed.

7.6

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording

2008

January 1999: Apprentice mage Azaka Kokutou, Mikiya's younger sister, has been ordered by her mentor, Touko Aozaki, to investigate a certain incident in which fairies steal the memories of students at Azaka's school, Reien Academy. Azaka launches an investigation with the help of Shiki.

6.7

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 2)

2009

In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a dark, murderous desire that has laid dormant within Shiki's soul ever since then.

7.2

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue

2010

March 1999: Mikiya Kokutou meets Shiki Ryougi again at the same place where he met her for the first time four years ago...

6.4

MagicScore

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

2017

Ciel learns of a "Aurora Society", that is rumored to be researching how to bring the dead back to life. Their next meeting is scheduled to be conducted on the ship Campania, voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. Much to Ciel's dismay, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford, is taking the same ship, thus leaving him with no choice but to get aboard as well.

7.5

MagicScore

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal

1993

While vacationing, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand the possession of Lord Enma's coveted "Golden Seal." Botan finds Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara on their summer vacation as well, and asks for their assistance in Koenma's rescue.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Promare

2019

Galo and the Burning Rescue Fire Department face off against BURNISH, a group of mutants who are able to control and wield flames, and the fire disaster they have unleashed on Earth.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

Bayonetta: Bloody Fate

2013

Bayonetta is an ancient witch who awakens from a five hundred-year slumber with no memory of her life. Armed with a gun in each limb, she embarks on a journey to rediscover her past, defeating all bloodthirsty angels that stand in her way.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

2001

D, a legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has seemingly been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link.

7.6

MagicScore

#13

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu

2016

Koyomi Araragi was turned into a vampire by the legendary vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, and he needs to revive the weakened vampire back to her complete form to return to being human again. The only way for Koyomi to achieve his goal is to fight the three vampire hunters – Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu

2017

With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade in order to become a human again.

8.0

MagicScore

#15

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

2016

One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the vampire hunters to retrieve Kiss-shot’s limbs which were taken by these hunters...

7.7

MagicScore

#16

Vampire Hunter D

1985

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

The Empire of Corpses

2015

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers—are used to improve industrial development.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

2018

A large scale catastrophe is occurring across the planet. Ability users are discovered after the appearance of a mysterious fog, apparently having committed suicide, so the Armed Detective Agency sets out to investigate these mysterious deaths. The case seems to involve an unknown ability user referred to as "Collector," a man who could be the mastermind behind the incident. Trust and courage are put to the test in order to save the city of Yokohama and ability users across the world from the grip of Collector where the Armed Detective Agency forms an unlikely partnership with the dangerous Port Mafia.

8.1

MagicScore

#19

I Married a Strange Person!

1998

On their wedding night, Grant begins experiencing strange, supernatural powers and his bride Keri can't cope. Whenever Grant thinks of something, it becomes reality, yet he doesn't know where this magic came from. Things become more complicated when a megalomaniac CEO sends the military to capture Grant in order to weaponize his abilities.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly

2019

Shirou has lost his Servant, Saber, and is no longer a Master in the Holy Grail War. Despite this, he refuses to leave the battle, determined to protect Sakura. Meanwhile, a mysterious shadow engulfs the city, killing Masters and Servants one by one. As Shirou faces new dangers, Sakura is drawn deeper into her own destiny as a mage.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1)?

The top films similar to The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) by MovieMagicScore are The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View (6.7), The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain (7.0), The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine (6.9). Each shares action/animation/crime/mystery/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) worth watching?

The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 110 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1)?

The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007) is a action, animation, crime, mystery, romance film directed by Takuya Nonaka, starring Maaya Sakamoto, Kenichi Suzumura, Jouji Nakata.

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This ranked list pairs The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007), a action and animation and crime and mystery and romance film from Takuya Nonaka, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Maaya Sakamoto take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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