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10 Best Movies Like Dad's Lunch Box

If you loved Dad's Lunch Box, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Lunch Box for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikich...

#2
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Lunch Box for fans of Drama & Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants not...

#3
Tamako Love Story

Tamako Love Story

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Lunch Box for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s a...

#4
Fruits Basket -prelude-

Fruits Basket -prelude-

2022★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Lunch Box for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Kyoko, who couldn't believe anything in the world and lived a desolate life, meets Katsuya Honda, who has been assigned as an educational trainee. She is at the mercy of Katsuya, w...

#5
Ramen Shop

Ramen Shop

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Lunch Box for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Masato is a young ramen chef in Japan. When he finds his late mother's journal after the sudden death of his emotionally distant father, he takes it with him to her native country,...

#6
Orange: Future

Orange: Future

2016★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Lunch Box for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Twenty-six-year-old Hiroto Suwa; his wife, Naho; and their old high school classmates—Takako Chino, Azusa Murasaka, and Saku Hagita—visit Mt. Koubou to view the cherry blossoms tog...

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