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10 Best Movies Like The Japanese Belly Button

If you loved The Japanese Belly Button, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Fantozzi to the Rescue

Fantozzi to the Rescue

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese Belly Button for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Fantozzi is now retired but continues to go to the office where it is held up as a fine example of employees intending to do career....

#2
Red's Dream

Red's Dream

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese Belly Button for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But al...

#3
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

1995★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese Belly Button for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Joe. The 3 Ninjas must help find Joe's father and find ...

#4
Fantozzi The Return

Fantozzi The Return

1996★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese Belly Button for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ugo Fantozzi has been ejected from Heaven and is sent back to Earth for a short period of time until the staff in Heaven can get Fantozzi a place there. Fantozzi goes through a var...

#5
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese Belly Button for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a band of drunken thugs overruns a small Indian Nation town, killing Reverend Goodnight and raping the women folk, Eula Goodnight enlists the aid of US Marshal Cogburn to hun...

#6
Fantozzi Retires

Fantozzi Retires

1988★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Japanese Belly Button for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After thirty years in the big corporation, Ugo Fantozzi retires. Suddenly, he needs things to do in everyday life and he tries a number of activities: helping Pina shopping; babysi...