Movies like Here Is a Spring
If Here Is a Spring's mix of post war japan and rural japan stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Here Is a Spring's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Stray Dog
1949 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 122 min7.6
Why you'll like itWith Eijirō Tōno · Shares: post war japan · Also a Japanese drama
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose…
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The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Directed by Shōhei Imamura · 130 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69.
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Evil Does Not Exist
2023 · Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 106 min6.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape"…