Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Love Exposure

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

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#1
Cold Fish

Cold Fish

2011★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love Exposure for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When fish shop owner Shamoto's teenage daughter Mitsuko is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man named Murata helps resolve the situation. The man and his wife offer to have ...

#2
Himizu

Himizu

2011★ 7.0

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

Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one ano...

#3
Why Don't You Play in Hell?

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013★ 7.4

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

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie....

#4
Initiation Love

Initiation Love

2015★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Love Exposure for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date...

#5
Crocodile

Crocodile

1996★ 6.3

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

Under the Han River lives Crocodile, a rugged member of the lumpenproletariat who exists from schemes and stealing. His position as a scavenger of society undermines South Korea’s ...

#6
Mr. Thank You

Mr. Thank You

1936★ 7.0

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

In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo....