If you loved Tokyo Family, try What a Wonderful Family! 3

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. What a Wonderful Family! 3 has roughly 5.2× fewer votes than Tokyo Family — 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

Both films are directed by Yoji Yamada, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Tokyo Family, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What What a Wonderful Family! 3 is

The third entry knows what this series is, and delivers. After a robbery at the Hirata home, housewife Fumie must come clean about the secret stash she kept in the fridge. It's another domestic comedy, with the same reliably light touch.

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