Movies Like The Chef of South Polar

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

One Summer Story

2021·2h 19m·★ 6.9·Shuichi Okita

2 shared crewDir. Shuichi OkitaDP: Akiko Ashizawa

Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday

2014·1h 28m·★ 6.5·Shuichi Okita

2 shared crewDir. Shuichi OkitaDP: Akiko Ashizawa

The Mohican Comes Home

2016·2h 4m·★ 6.6·Shuichi Okita

2 shared crewDir. Shuichi OkitaDP: Akiko Ashizawa

The Ramen Girl

2008·1h 42m·★ 6.3·Robert Allan Ackerman

Themes: ramen, japanese cuisine, cookingFans also likedComedy & Drama

The Woodsman and the Rain

2012·2h 9m·★ 7.1·Shuichi Okita

Both star Kengo Kora & Kanji FurutachiDir. Shuichi OkitaComedy & Drama

Sweet Bean

2015·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Naomi Kawase

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Little Forest: Winter/Spring

2015·2h·★ 7.6·Junichi Mori

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Midnight Diner

2014·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Jōji Matsuoka

Themes: japanese cuisine, chef, cooking

Midnight Diner 2

2016·1h 48m·★ 7.4·Jōji Matsuoka

Themes: japanese cuisine, chef, cooking

Legal High SP

2013·1h 48m·★ 7.5·Junichi Ishikawa

Both star Masato Sakai & Katsuhisa NamaseDrama & Comedy

Legal High 2 SP

2014·1h 40m·★ 7.7·Junichi Ishikawa

Both star Masato Sakai & Katsuhisa NamaseDrama & Comedy

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Ayumu Watanabe

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

About a Boy

2002·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Paul Weitz

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

A Tale of Samurai Cooking

2013·2h 2m·★ 6.7·Yuzo Asahara

Themes: chef, cookingStarring Kengo Kora

Eat Drink Man Woman

1994·2h 3m·★ 7.8·Ang Lee

Themes: chef, cookingComedy & Drama

Mori, The Artist's Habitat

2018·1h 39m·★ 6.8·Shuichi Okita

Starring KitaroDir. Shuichi OkitaDrama & Comedy

A Story of Yonosuke

2013·2h 40m·★ 7.6·Shuichi Okita

Starring Kengo KoraDir. Shuichi OkitaDrama & Comedy

No Reservations

2007·1h 44m·★ 6.4·Scott Hicks

Themes: chef, cookingComedy & Drama

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Blade Runner

1982·1h 58m·★ 8.1·Ridley Scott

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