Movies Like Matsushita Nao no Bishoku to Utsuwa no Hosomichi

If you liked Matsushita Nao no Bishoku to Utsuwa no Hosomichi (2023), a movie, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
★ 7.8/10
Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for…
2
Kamome Diner (2006)
★ 7.4/10
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites…
3
Sweet Bean (2015)
★ 7.5/10
The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be…
4
Little Forest: Winter/Spring (2015)
★ 7.9/10
Ichiko bakes a cake for an end-of-year party with her friends. In the depths of winter, making mochi and curry keeps the people of Komori warm. Later, spring brings thoughts of her absent mother as well as rice…
5
The Outsider (2018)
★ 6.1/10
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
6
Midnight Diner 2 (2016)
★ 7.6/10
The Master's late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.
7
The Yakuza (1974)
★ 7.1/10
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
8
Midnight Diner (2014)
★ 7.7/10
A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.
9
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
★ 7.7/10
Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father's legacy.
10
Tokyo Family (2013)
★ 7.3/10
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.
11
Tokyo Decadence (1992)
★ 6/10
A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that…
12
Bread of Happiness (2012)
★ 6.7/10
A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bakery and café called Mani. One cooks. The other bakes. Everyone walks out happy.
13
Sakuran (2006)
★ 6.5/10
Kiyoha rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. She is determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.
14
Kokuho (2025)
★ 7.9/10
Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his Yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wings of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this…
15
Reincarnation (2005)
★ 6.1/10
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.
16
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
★ 6.6/10
Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
17
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)
★ 7.1/10
Mouri Kogoro is called to a special case in the ancient capital of Kyoto. There, Conan meets Heiji and they team up once again to solve the case, recover the stolen Healing Buddha statue, and even discover the identity…
18
iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)
★ 6.8/10
Carly, Sam and Freddie kick off their adventure in Japan on a tin can of a plane packed with caged possums and piloted by Spencer's odd acquaintance.
19
Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…
20
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
★ 6.2/10
Inventor Goro Ibuki creates a humanoid robot named Jet Jaguar. It is soon seized by an undersea race of people called the Seatopians. Using Jet Jaguar as a guide, the Seatopians send Megalon as vengeance for the…