Movies Like The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

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

Late Spring

1949·1h 48m·★ 8.2·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewThemes: arranged marriage, shōwa era (1926-89)Both star Chishū Ryū & Kuniko Miyake

Early Summer

1951·2h 5m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Chikage Awashima2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Late Autumn

1960·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Shin Saburi & Chishū Ryū2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Story

1953·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewThemes: shōwa era (1926-89), lieBoth star Chishū Ryū & Kuniko Miyake

An Autumn Afternoon

1962·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Kuniko MiyakeDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Early Spring

1956·2h 25m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chikage Awashima & Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Equinox Flower

1958·1h 58m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Shin Saburi & Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

There Was a Father

1942·1h 33m·★ 7.5·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Shin SaburiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Kuniko Miyake & Shin SaburiDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Twilight

1957·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

A Hen in the Wind

1948·1h 24m·★ 7.4·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937·1h 11m·★ 7.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

The End of Summer

1961·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

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1931·1h 27m·★ 8.5·Charlie Chaplin

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1959·1h 45m·★ 8.4·Satyajit Ray

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1966·3h 3m·★ 8.0·Andrei Tarkovsky

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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