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Movies Like A woman who married into a Korean family

If you liked A woman who married into a Korean family (2015), a movie directed by Hideo Jojo, 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. 1The Taste of Tea

    The Taste of Tea (2004)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A spell of time in the life of the five-piece Haruno family in rural Tochigi Prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is…

  2. 2Maborosi

    Maborosi (1995)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.

  3. 3Love Letter

    Love Letter (1953)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.

  4. 4ICHI

    ICHI (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters…

  5. 5The Twilight Samurai

    The Twilight Samurai (2002)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects…

  6. 6Tamako Love Story

    Tamako Love Story (2014)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their…

  7. 7Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

    Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2022)

    ★ 8/10

    After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their…

  8. 8Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

    Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991)

    ★ 7.3/10

    When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma…

  9. 9The Liar and His Lover

    The Liar and His Lover (2013)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular…

  10. 10Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past

    Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past (2015)

    ★ 6.9/10

    It all began quite suddenly. Akihito, who appears human but is actually half yomu with the power to quickly heal himself, sees a freshman girl who appears ready to jump from the school rooftop. The girl, Mirai, who has…

  11. 11A Man

    A Man (2022)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.

  12. 12A Gentle Breeze in the Village

    A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)

    ★ 7/10

    Soyo, a student in a school with only six students, develops feelings for the new student, Hiromi, who has moved from Tokyo.

  13. 13Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday (1991)

    ★ 7.4/10

    In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

  14. 14Ugetsu

    Ugetsu (1953)

    ★ 8/10

    In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit…

  15. 15The Karate Kid Part II

    The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival…

  16. 16Tokyo Decadence

    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…

  17. 17Museum

    Museum (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10

    In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.

  18. 18Kamikaze Girls

    Kamikaze Girls (2004)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.

  19. 19Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future

    Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future (2015)

    ★ 7.4/10

    The battle is over, and they can go about their normal lives now... or so they thought. With no time to rejoice after miraculously saving Mirai from Beyond the Boundary, Mirai lost all her memories. Akihito, now a high…

  20. 20To All the Boys: Always and Forever

    To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.

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