J-Film
For COZY and comfort!
These I think are the best ones out there, I would recommend them any day.
This list is big on: comedy, slice of life, life and death #funeral, friendships, family dynamic views -genres.
& most often challenging all the normative ways.
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1. Okusama wa, Tori Atsukai Chui
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
Big time on slice of life. And such an amazing main character.
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2. Ie Uru Onna
Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
Crazy hilarious and unique main character.
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3. Ie Uru Onna no Gyakushu
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
Still crazy hilarious and a very unique main character, can't help but make you laugh all the time. +a gay side-character.
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4. Toshi no sa Kon
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
A perfect couple, incredibly mature, honest and open with each other. Super wholesome. Depite the age gap of 20 years between them, they are doing just as good as any other healthy couple!
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5. Rental Nan mo Shinai Hito
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Super sweet series. Money dosen't make happiness, but pursuing what you like to do on your terms, and seeing the little things in life; it dosen't have to be anything big, it can be as little as "not doing anything". Not giving in to how society views on how you are expected to live life, having a high paying job, a steady income of money, pursuing other's dreams but your own... etc. etc.
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6. Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
Such a cute, realistic drama, about many interesting stories of the character's. All then coming to the conclusion of owning themselves, their sexualities, their lifestyle, etc. rather than going after what society expects of them :) !! so life encouraging
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7. Tonari no Kazoku wa Aoku Mieru
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
About all kinds of diffrent couples(+a same gender couple) and families and their everyday life hardships.
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8. Departures
Japanese Movie - 2008
A very beautiful story about life & death, this man who comes from a very different branch of work, becomes an encoffiner -performing a ritual to send the dead people off properly, and humanely. This is also for the sake of family, this evokes emotion and memory of them suddenly seemingly almost coming to "live up again."; They shave them. Put makeup on to make them look less dead and alive again. They wash them, this is their last bath before departure and is also a symbol of being re-born. They also change their clothing, it is all done in such a beautiful artistic way that it looks like an art form when they do this, they may also put something on them that reminds them of them being them; a favorite lipstick, a scarf they might have worn often, etc. They also make this sort of art movement with their hands and arms, they touch and caress the person. This all helps the family to not hold back and get some relief from this, perhaps offering some sort of sight, a cry, to bring them to realization, and able to grieve. For them to almost make them seem alive again, one last time. This movie is also about that we should normalize death more, that this is also just a part of life, a process, like any other we go through with life -it doesn't have to be something to feel disgusted about... everyone has to die at some point, we can't get around it. And this doesn't have to be the end, but the gateway to starting their next new life somewhere else.
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9. My SO Has Got Depression
Japanese Movie - 2011
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10. Kuragehime
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
A beautiful story about a lover of jellyfish and her friendships who ends up making the most beautiful jellyfish together and only makes them stronger as inviduel and as a team.
There is also a beautiful crossdresser, who came into their life and made it possible for them to grow in person!
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11. Joshi-teki Seikatsu
Japanese Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
A very well made drama. The life of a trans-woman and how it is in Japan, with all those very heavy expectations.
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12. Close-Knit
Japanese Movie - 2017
Beautiful story about a trans woman and her family
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13. Hibiki
Japanese Movie - 2018
Pursue your dreams YOUR way and on your terms... don't let money get in the way of that.
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14. Kahogo no Kahoko
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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15. Oshi no Ojisama
Japanese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
A helping hand from a fellow human can make all the difference!
In this case, this amazing woman decides to help a young man who was abandoned and therefore ended up abanding himself also, as he hadn't had a chance to spread his wings in this world yet, even yet to barely even function in it, to find his place somewhere out there.
She changed his perspectives on life completely. And it ended up rewarding her as well when she least had expected it.
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16. Ano Toki Kisu Shite Okeba
Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
Original and funny story about a cool female artist whose body dies, but then swaps her soul with a male body instead and now can live her life on, but with a different viewpoint and different reactions.
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17. Muchu sa, Kimi ni
Japanese Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
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18. Today's Kira-kun
Japanese Movie - 2017
Love story, slice of life.
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19. To Each His Own
Japanese Movie - 2017
About suicidal life and how someone can give you hope to live life again, even a small difference can be a big difference in someone else's life.
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20. Call Boy
Japanese Movie - 2018
About sexuality and how complicated it can be. And how much power it can have.
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21. Takane no Hana-san
Japanese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
"You are good enough as you are." and that "someone might actually adore you for you being you, even though you might not think so!" And that two complete opposites are sometimes the best match for one another!
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22. Horimiya
Japanese Movie - 2021
Two completely different worlds, and to see what joy they can contribute with bringing into each other's lives, feeling more like themselves and relaxed with one another by their side, bc they can let down their sides of their life they feel they should hide, for the world to not stick out/get embarrassed. They are both beautiful people, despite how you may judge their looks ortheir way of living their everyday life
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23. Nee Sensei, Shiranai No?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
Really sweet drama about two workaholic being very passionate about their work, but the girlfriend being even more of an workaholic than him, and him being a very supportive boyfriend towards her, and that he in fact do understand, and that he thinks she is cool and incredible admirable for her huge passion for her work -that is also very much a big part of her person that comes with her in her relationships, instead than maybe many other people would think that their partner would be meaning less to them bc they don't prioritize their time with their partner more instead of work. That you can have both a life of a passionate work and still a passionate love life meanwhile!
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24. My Love Story!!
Japanese Movie - 2015
A big bear with a big fluffy heart.
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25. Sweet Bean
Japanese Movie - 2015
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26. Boku no Ita Jikan
Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
You can still live and a good loving life, while having a decease that makes you unable to move or speak.
The people around you make life worth living.
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27. HK: Forbidden Superhero
Japanese Movie - 2013
Weird asf!!! But super fucking hilarious and actually a quite genius take on superheroes, it seems very Japanese when it comes to the weird side of japan's humor!
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28. Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu SP
Japanese Special - 2021, 1 episode
cute new family, with healthy values on wanting to divide parenthood fairly between them both, but struggling a bit with norms pushed from society, and then with the distance when corona-19 hits.
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29. Ase to Sekken
Japanese Drama - 2022, 9 episodes
Good communication, healthy relationship, and complex/trauma about strong sweating ans smelling odor meets a fetish/strong sense of smell?
so to find someone who actually likes this side of her. They both get something out of it. and eventually, after having had this drawn them to each other at first, they also are to find more out about each other. They are so sweet together.
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30. Konin Todoke Nihan wo Oshita Dakedesuga
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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31. Asahinagu
Japanese Movie - 2017
Sport J drama! slice of life about team building and how every individual has each their unique powers, and about making women even stronger and to believee in themselves.
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32. Pipuru - AI to Kekkon Seikatsu ga Hajimemashita
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
-Interesting drama and would watch Season 2 if it were to come out, but I do hope it improves on certain areas As it easily could move up on an 8 or maybe 9 rating with that.-
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33. Wakako Zake
Japanese Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
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34. Wakako Zake Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
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35. Kojinsa Arimasu
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Raises questions and addresses issues about human behaviour you have in any kind of relationship. "Who you are as a person, is completely independent of gender." Beautiful humans who grow and learn about the specific quote.
Maybe same goes for people's sexualities irl, maybe nothing is absolutely clear. and we are all kinda fluid, if we let us, bc who we truly love may really not matter at all about sexuality or norms'? to become healthier versions of ourselves and for/with our partners to know the partner realtionship has the most/extreme value.
Also lot of good quotes from this series.
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36. Saboriman Kantarou
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
He has a huge love for sweet desserts!
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37. The Happy Loner
Korean Special - 2017, 2 episodes
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38. My Darling is a Foreigner
Japanese Movie - 2010
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39. Like Father, Like Son
Japanese Movie - 2013
Challenging the family dynamic views! of blood and non-bloods.
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40. Drive My Car
Japanese Movie - 2021
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41. Are You Ready? Hey You Girl!
Japanese Movie - 2018
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42. Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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43. Shitsuren Meshi
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
Comic creator, who gets inspiration from: meeting new people and their stories by; hearing people's interesting heartbreak stories.
And how food can be a good way to "heal a bit over a heartbreak" /or quicker; with delicious food, and bc you should eat anyways right?.... so why not get something delicious of what your heart craves then?
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44. Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
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45. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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46. Unlucky Girl!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
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47. Rent-a-Cat
Japanese Movie - 2012
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48. Henna Ie
Japanese Movie - 2024