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Striped Sheep (2011)
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Original name: シマシマ
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Houkigi Shio seems to be a happy and successful businesswoman, who owns an aromatherapy salon. No one knows that she suffers from insomnia -- all because of her exhusband, who cheated on her. Since Shio isn't the only one having trouble to sleep at night, she comes up with an idea of introducing 'Striped Sheep' service. Women, suffering from insomnia, can hire a young and handsome guy, who will help them sleep.
Style:
exciting, touching, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light hearted
Plot:
insomnia, business, older woman younger man relationship, japanese woman, divorced woman, female protagonist, business and finance, divorce, businesswoman, japanese man, divorced couple, loneliness, infidelity, entrepreneurship, female empowerment, sexual tension, slice of life, gender roles, midlife crisis, moral ambiguity, nostalgia, bedroom, divorced divorcee, man and woman in bed, man and woman share a bed ...
Time:
2010s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, entertaining, exciting and emotional films and TV series with plots about slice of life, female protagonist, relationships, family relations, coming of age, female empowerment and family drama mostly in Drama, Family and Romance genres. Some movies like Striped Sheep: Stepmom and Daughter Blues (2018), Imo Tako Nankin (2006), Welcome! (2009), Sweet Kaaram Coffee (2023), Circle of Life (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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95%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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72%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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57%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, disturbing, contemplative, melancholic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
food, travel, businessman, gourmet, gastronomy, solitude, loner, loneliness, slice of life, introspection, realism, everyday life ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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captivating, romantic, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Thailand
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min.
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Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
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feel good, entertaining, captivating, thrilling, semi serious ...
Audience:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
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Plot:
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Duration: 30 min.
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: China
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Plot:
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39%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
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Precious Family is a South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae, Hur Joon-ho, Song Jae-ho, Kim Hae-sook, Jang Hyun-sung, Lee Dong-wook, and Lee Yoo-ri. It aired on KBS2 from October 16, 2004 to July 5, 2005 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 ...
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Audience:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Audience:
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Country: Japan
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Audience:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, dramatic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
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