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10 Best Movies Like Wooden Straw

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

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#1
Wood Job!

Wood Job!

2014★ 7.4

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

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually ...

#2
The Village

The Village

2023★ 6.9

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

In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds....

#3
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wooden Straw for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by ...

#4
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019★ 7.9

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

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine....

#5
Suzaku

Suzaku

1997★ 7.3

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

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Econ...

#6
Kamome Diner

Kamome Diner

2006★ 7.3

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

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a g...

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