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10 Best Movies Like A Smiling Life

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

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#1
Imprint

Imprint

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Smiling Life for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An American journalist travels through 19th-century Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her afte...

#2
In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses

1976★ 6.6

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

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship....

#3
Tokyo Decadence

Tokyo Decadence

1992★ 6.0

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

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some s...

#4
The Love Nest

The Love Nest

1923★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Smiling Life for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In an attempt to forget his lost sweetheart, Buster takes a long trip at the sea when he's caught by pirates....

#5
Midori

Midori

1992★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Smiling Life for fans of Animation. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stat...

#6
Sex and Fury

Sex and Fury

1973★ 6.1

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

Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, s...

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