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10 Best Movies Like Free and Easy 16

If you loved Free and Easy 16, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Fable

The Fable

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Free and Easy 16 for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka....

#2
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

1999★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Free and Easy 16 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping...

#3
Kikujiro

Kikujiro

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Free and Easy 16 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which ...

#4
The Outsider

The Outsider

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Free and Easy 16 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka....

#5
Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo

2007★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Free and Easy 16 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo....

#6
April Story

April Story

1998★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Free and Easy 16 for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place....

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