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10 Best Movies Like Sawako Decides

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

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#1
Glory to the Filmmaker!

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sawako Decides for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project....

#2
White as Milk, Red as Blood

White as Milk, Red as Blood

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sawako Decides for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Like all sixteen-year-olds, Leo prefers the company of friends, motorbike rides and music to school. None of the teachers seem to be able to arouse his interest until the arrival i...

#3
Kumbalangi Nights

Kumbalangi Nights

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sawako Decides for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi share a love-hate relationship with each other. Their relationship progresses when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bo...

#4
Love O2O

Love O2O

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sawako Decides for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game....

#5
Never Gonna Snow Again

Never Gonna Snow Again

2021★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sawako Decides for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Zenia is an industrious Ukrainian migrant worker in Poland who makes house calls as a masseur to the needy and aspirational residents of a middle-class gated community near Warsaw....

#6
Happy Times

Happy Times

2000★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sawako Decides for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Zhao is an ageing bachelor, who has not been fortunate in love. Believing that he has finally met the female of his dreams, Zhao makes her believe that he is opulent and consents t...