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10 Best Movies Like Japanese Story

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

#1
Proof

Proof

1991★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Japanese Story for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Martin, a young blind photographer, is divided between his friendship with restaurant worker Andy and the exclusive love that Celia—who is terribly jealous of this new friendship—h...

#2
Jesus Camp

Jesus Camp

2006★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Japanese Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jesus Camp is a Christian summer camp where children hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled in how to "take back America for Christ". The film is a first-ever look into an i...

#3
The Man from Elysian Fields

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Japanese Story for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husb...

#4
Deceptions

Deceptions

1985★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Japanese Story for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Twin sisters -- one a European jet-setter, the other an unhappy New Jersey housewife -- impulsively decide to swap lives and identities for a week, with unforseen results....

#5
Mario's War

Mario's War

2006★ 5.7

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

A court takes 9-year-old Mario away from his abusive family and entrusts him to a childless couple. For the three of them, living together is difficult and often painful, since the...

#6
Babe

Babe

1995★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Japanese Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Ba...