Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Early Summer

If you loved Early Summer, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Early Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis....

#2
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Early Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Widower Shuhei Hirayama's caretaker is his 24-year-old daughter, Michiko. Gradually, he comes to realize that Michiko should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his li...

#3
Late Spring

Late Spring

1949★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Early Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off ...

#4
Happy Hour

Happy Hour

2015★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Early Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startling revelation concerning one's marriage forces each of them to ask one of life'...

#5
A Man

A Man

2022★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Early Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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....

#6
After the Storm

After the Storm

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Early Summer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old...

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