If you loved Shortcut to Happiness, try The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai has roughly 7.9× fewer votes than Shortcut to Happiness — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Shortcut to Happiness, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai is
Here's a film that knows exactly what it is. A Tokyo call girl gains psychic powers from a gunshot wound. Now in possession of a cylinder containing the U.S. president's finger, she is pursued by international spies. It's a lot.

