Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Tokyo Story

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

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#1
An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

1962★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tokyo Story 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...

#2
From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

2011★ 7.5

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

Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the you...

#3
After the Storm

After the Storm

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tokyo Story 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...

#4
Late Spring

Late Spring

1949★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tokyo Story 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 ...

#5
Monster

Monster

2023★ 7.9

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

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil....

#6
Her Love Boils Bathwater

Her Love Boils Bathwater

2016★ 7.4

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

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Futaba resolves to spend her remaining time reuniting her broken family, reopening the long-closed bathhouse, and helping her shy dau...

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