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10 Best Movies Like Osaka Story

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

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#1
Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

2004★ 8.0

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

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning....

#2
Good Morning

Good Morning

1959★ 7.7

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

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaki...

#3
Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Osaka Story for fans of Drama. 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...

#4
Fireworks

Fireworks

2017★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Osaka Story for fans of Animation. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Moshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set o...

#5
After the Storm

After the Storm

2016★ 7.2

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

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old...

#6
Museum

Museum

2016★ 6.6

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

In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes...

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