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10 Best Movies Like Tsugaru

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

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#1
Sweet Bean

Sweet Bean

2015★ 7.4

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

The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the lit...

#2
Repast

Repast

1951★ 7.6

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

Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband....

#3
The Chef of South Polar

The Chef of South Polar

2009★ 7.1

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

When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence....

#4
Kamome Diner

Kamome Diner

2006★ 7.3

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

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a g...

#5
Little Forest: Winter/Spring

Little Forest: Winter/Spring

2015★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tsugaru 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...

#6
Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

2004★ 6.6

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

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kama...

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