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10 Best Movies Like Yukariko

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

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#1
Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop

2011★ 7.1

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

#2
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

1954★ 8.1

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

In 11th-century feudal Japan, following the exile of an idealistic governor, his wife and children are separated by slave traders; the children, Zushio and Anju, are sold into brut...

#3
The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1983★ 7.4

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

This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifes...

#4
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957★ 7.9

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

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Was...

#5
The Ceremony

The Ceremony

1971★ 6.8

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

Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of mi...

#6
Suzaku

Suzaku

1997★ 7.3

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

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Econ...

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