Movies like Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na (2002)
The best movies like Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na (2002) are A Christmas Kiss II (2014), Suburbia (1984) and Cloak and Dagger (1946). If Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedIndie Game: The Movie (2012)7.5/10 from 512 votes
- NewestMy Mom Jayne (2025)Released 2025
- In JapaneseOne Million Yen Girl (2008)Also in Japanese
A Christmas Kiss II (2014)
At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to resist his charms, but begins to realize his affection is real as the two spend more time together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisSuburbia (1984)
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCloak and Dagger (1946)
Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Truth About Emanuel (2013)
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Secrets We Keep (2020)
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Million Yen Girl (2008)
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Little House (2014)
Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace with the Devil (1975)
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWeekend in Taipei (2024)
A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bravados (1958)
Jim Douglass arrives in the small town of Rio Arriba in order to witness the hanging of the four men he believes murdered his wife. When the convicts escape, Jim tracks them into Mexico, determined to see that justice is done. But the farther Jim goes in his quest for vengeance, the more merciless he becomes, losing himself in an unrelenting spiral of hatred and violence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTokyo Fist (1995)
A businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru. After an altercation, Tsuda begins training rigorously himself, leading to an extremely bloody, violent confrontation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBody Cam (2020)
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVendetta (2022)
When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war with the thug's brother, father, and their gang, who are equally hell-bent on getting even. What ensues is a tense back-and-forth game of vengeance. By the end, William comes to find that the quest for revenge never has a winner.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family's matriarch. Her recollection of the events sheds new light on the ageless forces behind the tragedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Visit (1964)
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOne Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! (1998)
While Luffy and his crew of Zoro and Nami are starving on their small boat, they are attacked by a large monster. Nami is taken away, while Luffy and Zoro wash up on shore. There they meet a young girl, Medaka, and learn of the sad history of the island. The evil Pirate Ganzack has taken away all the men in the village and enslaved them, including Medaka's father. Now Luffy, Zoro, and Medaka must infiltrate Ganzack's base in order to rescue the villagers and Nami.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Mom Jayne (2025)
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010)
Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology and conquered the planet, renaming it Planet Vegeta in honor of their king. Raichi managed to escape with a capsule and found refuge on the Dark Planet, a world at the end of the universe. His only wish is to eradicate the last remaining Saiyans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIndie Game: The Movie (2012)
Follows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world. It's about making video games, but at its core, it's about the creative process, and exposing yourself through your work.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStalked by My Doctor (2015)
When a teenage girl is miraculously saved by a heart surgeon, the doctor begins to flirt with her. Her father doesn’t believe her and unbeknownst to all, the doctor is obsessed with the girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSEXY COP 348 (1996)
Asuka Hanyu, a lone wolf who will stop at nothing to investigate, is a cool beauty who throws away her voluptuous body and strikes her enemies right between the eyes. This female detective infiltrates the Taiwanese mafia. However, her identity is compromised when someone tips her off!
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Noctiluca (1997)
Surgeon Asami Hanaoka is in financial difficulty. A gang soon plot to takeover the hospital.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Tousen - The Election (1997)
Ichikawa Hajime (a.k.a. Ping), a fisherman, is a single-minded man of the sea. He was only interested in fish and women, but at the request of a classmate, he agreed to support the city council election. Rokuda, on the other hand, has fled to this fishing town from an assassin to cover his mouth in a corruption case. Their encounter sets off a bomb in the world of politics and the yakuza.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
New Bus Guide's Sweaty Tour of Secret Places (2001)
After graduating from high school, Takako Aoe got a job at a travel company. She was excited about her dream of becoming a bus guide. However, as a trainee, she witnessed senior bus guide Misaki having sex with the driver, Goro, in the changing room, along with Shimamura, a stalker who was obsessed with her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Temptation of the Rear Window: The Alluring Scent of a Married Woman (2002)
Toshiya, an aspiring screenwriter, notices a woman who appears to be a married woman in the apartment building across the street from his apartment window. Intrigued by the somewhat melancholic Ayumi, Toshiya, despite having a girlfriend, begins secretly peeking into Ayumi's room. One day, while peeking into her room, he sees Ayumi straddling her husband, who is inside, and beginning to desire him. It's as if she's deliberately showing off to Toshiya…
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Drop Out: Supple Female Leopard (1992)
A story about a female hitman, Lisa Yajima, who carries out an assassination at the command of an organization, gets involved in an organization's plot.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Female Hairdresser Spied On: Feeling It with Her Fingertips... (2001)
Home video drama by Shuji Kataoka.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Hyena's Night (1997)
A strange job offer falls into the lap of scoop photographer Kumpei Takimura, and that becomes the source of all the trouble. A drinking man with a beautiful and mysterious charm. A disheartened actor aims for a comeback on the big stage, while a female producer with unstoppable momentum accompanies him. A mysterious man searching for his runaway daughter; complicated human relationships. For the sake of haphazardly intertwined colors and a small bit of pride, for the sake of a glimmer of justice. And so begins Takimura Kumpei's battle to protect those he loves, a battle in which he risks his manhood and his very life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Female Mahjong Player: Revenge of the Mahjong Battle (2000)
Mahjong drama by Shuji Kataoka.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na?
The closest matches to Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na are A Christmas Kiss II (2014), Suburbia (1984) and Cloak and Dagger (1946). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na?
Start with A Christmas Kiss II (2014), the closest match to Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na.
What is the highest-rated movie like Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na?
Indie Game: The Movie (2012), rated 7.5/10 by 512 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na?
My Mom Jayne (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na?
Yes: One Million Yen Girl (2008), The Little House (2014) and Tokyo Fist (1995).
How are movies similar to Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Kankoku ren'ai shōsetsu maboroshi no on'na, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.