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10 Best Movies Like Bread of Happiness

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

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#1
Kikujiro

Kikujiro

1999★ 7.5

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

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which ...

#2
Maborosi

Maborosi

1995★ 7.4

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

A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world....

#3
Japanese Girls Never Die

Japanese Girls Never Die

2016★ 6.5

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

While a gang of high school girls randomly beats lone men at night, the photo of a young woman who has been declared missing is used to design a template which is painted on each w...

#4
Postcard

Postcard

2010★ 5.4

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

Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the war ends, Keita visits his comrad...

#5
Ante... Sundaraniki!

Ante... Sundaraniki!

2022★ 7.1

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

A man from a Brahmin family falls in love with a Christian girl. In order to convince their parents, they say contrasting lies which complicates the situation and leads to a comedy...

#6
Jungle Emperor

Jungle Emperor

1966★ 5.6

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

The story of a white lion cub growing to become the king of the jungle....