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10 Best Movies Like Like the Northern Ray

If you loved Like the Northern Ray, 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 Like the Northern Ray 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 Like the Northern Ray 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
Tokyo!

Tokyo!

2008★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like the Northern Ray for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands tr...

#4
Kamikaze Girls

Kamikaze Girls

2004★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like the Northern Ray for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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 rur...

#5
My Happy Marriage

My Happy Marriage

2023★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like the Northern Ray for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance....

#6
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Like the Northern Ray for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

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