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10 Best Movies Like Lost in Ramen

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

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#1
The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl

2008★ 6.5

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

An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master....

#2
Little Forest: Winter/Spring

Little Forest: Winter/Spring

2015★ 7.8

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

Ichiko bakes a cake for an end-of-year party with her friends. In the depths of winter, making mochi and curry keeps the people of Komori warm. Later, spring brings thoughts of her...

#3
Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War

Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War

2013★ 6.4

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

Satou Ichirou once called himself 'Maryuuin Kouga' and behaved as if he were a hero in a fantasy world. His strange behavior caused his classmates to bully him and he left the scho...

#4
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

2014★ 7.7

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

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the...

#5
After the Rain

After the Rain

2018★ 7.5

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

Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club. Working part-time at a restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling in...

#6
Ramen Shop

Ramen Shop

2018★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lost in Ramen 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,...

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