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Movies that feel like Adrift in Tokyo (2007)

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

If you loved Adrift in Tokyo, the closest films we have are The Boss of It All (2006), The Green Butchers (2003) and Real Life (1979). All three share Adrift in Tokyo's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Genevieve (1953).

★ 7.2 IMDb ↗dir. Satoshi Mikiwitty · playful
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If Adrift in Tokyo hit the spot, these will too

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The Boss of It All
2006 · 🍅 74% · ★ 6.6

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

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The Green Butchers
2003 · 🍅 63% · ★ 7.2

Witty comedy in both cases

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Real Life
1979 · 🍅 84% · ★ 7

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

28 years apart, and the 1970s show

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Whisky
2004 · 🍅 100% · ★ 7.1

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

Sits closer to drama than Adrift in Tokyo does

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Genevieve
1953 · 🍅 86% · ★ 7

The shared currency is play

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Winnebago Man
2010 · 🍅 90% · ★ 7.2

Both play comedy straight

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The Invisible Woman
2009 · ★ 6.3

Both working the same comedy territory

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Head Over Heels
2010 · ★ 5.7

The same comedy instincts

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Meu Passado Me Condena: O Filme
2013 · ★ 5.8

Both are comedy through and through

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Till Luck Do Us Part
2012 · ★ 5.6

Comedy in the same key

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Clockwise
1986 · 🍅 83% · ★ 6.6

The comedy is handled with the same confidence

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My Mom Is a Character 3
2019 · ★ 7.1

Comedy of the same temperament

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