Movies Like Tora-san's Tropical Fever

If you liked Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980), a comedy and family movie directed by Yoji Yamada, 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
A Story of Yonosuke (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the…
2
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and drama
Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
3
Lost in Translation (2003)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedy
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from…
4
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
★ 7/10Also comedy and drama
A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the…
5
The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and comedy
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
6
Roll Bounce (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and drama
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
7
Coyote Ugly (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job…
8
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and family
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and…
9
iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and family
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.
10
Camille (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
A twisted honeymoon adventure about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls.
11
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family…
12
The Taste of Tea (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
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…
13
Father of the Bride (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedy
A father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
14
Teen Bride (2017)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and drama
Karin Oriyama, 16 years old. She is in high school and... she's about to get married!
15
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama
A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.
16
Lady and the Tramp (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also family and romance
The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show…
17
5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also romance and drama
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a…
18
Mulan II (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and family
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three…
19
Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
20
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope…