Top 10 Best Slice-of-Life Movies You Should Watch

DIRECTOR: Jun'ichi Mori

AUTHOR: Daisuke Igarashi (manga), Jun'ichi Mori (screenplay)

CAST: Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Takahiro Miura,...

DURATION: 1h51p

GENRE: Drama, Slice of life

EPISODES: 1

STATUS: Complete

RELEASE YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: Japan

Little Forest is adapted from the series of the same name by manga author Daisuke Iragashi, divided into 2 parts: Summer-Autumn and East-Spring. After finding it difficult to keep up with city life, Ichiko decides to return to the village of Komori in the Tohoku region, living in a house on the edge of the forest alone. This decision served as a major turning point in her life, as she bravely fled from the hustle and bustle, finding peace of mind. She started farming and cooking dishes with seasonal ingredients. Ichiko's soul gradually becomes free like a small forest.

DIRECTOR: Yukiko Mishima

WRITER: Yukiko Mishima

CAST: Tomoyo Harada, Yô Ohzumi, Kanna Moriya,...

DURATION: 1h54p

CATEGORIES: Food & Drink, Slice of life

EPISODES: 1

STATUS: Complete

RELEASE YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: Japan

Abandoning the bustling city life, Mizushima and Rie decide to move to the remote countryside of Hokkaido and open a nice little café, living a fun life. True to the name of the movie, Mani Cafe is also the Happy Bread Shop, a place to use the menu to heal hurt souls, learn how to solve problems in relationships. The images of daily life and delicious food are the catalyst to make everything positive and simple.

DIRECTOR: Shin Won-ho

WRITER: Lee Woo-jung

CAST: Jo Jung-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho,...

DURATION: 72–113p

GENRE: Romance, Comedy, Medical drama, Slice of life

EPISODES: Season 1: 12 episodes + 1 special; Season 2: 12 episodes + 2 specials

STATUS: Complete

RELEASE YEAR: 2020

COUNTRY: South Korea

The plot explores the topic of medicine revolving around a group of friends consisting of 5 close people who have been close for more than 20 years, each with 1 different personality and specialty: Ik Jun is a doctor of hepatology - biliary - pancreas, Ahn Jeongwon is a pediatrician, Kim Jun Wan is a doctor of cardiothoracic surgery,  Seok Hyung is an obstetrician and the only girl Song Hwa is a neurologist. The group works together at Yulje Hospital, and then writes funny, "bad" but meaningful stories, along with great acting that captivates viewers.

DIRECTOR: Victor Vu

WRITERS: Viet Linh, Victor Vu, Doan Nhat Nam

CAST: Thinh Vinh, Lam Thanh My, Trong Khang,...

DURATION: 1h32p

GENRE: Romance, Slice of life

EPISODES: 1

STATUS: Complete

RELEASE YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: Vietnam

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Nguyen Nhat Anh and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2015. Not using too many dialogues, but the delicate details, the crowded country market, the winding village street, along with the realistic psychological transformation bring a story full of love, carefree between children coming out of the book, and nostalgic games from childhood.

DIRECTOR: Shin Won-ho

WRITERS: Lee Woo-jung (s1-s3), Lee Sun-hye (s1), Kim Ran-joo (s1)

CAST: Jung Eun-ji, Seo In-guk, Go Ara, Jung Woo, Lee Hye-ri, Park Bo-gum,... 

DURATION: 72–113p

GENRE: Comedy, Romance, Family, Coming-of-age, Slice of life

EPISODES: 57 + 3 special episodes (3 seasons total)

STATUS: Complete

RELEASE YEAR: 2012

COUNTRY: South Korea

This is one of the most popular series of Korean cinema, receiving "rain" of praise for acting as well as content, music close to viewers, even conquering difficult subjects. This TVN television production has clearly recreated the image of Korea in 1988, 1994 and 1997, achieving high ratings both domestically and internationally. In the Reply Series, we see ourselves through the beautiful friendship that accompanies us from childhood to adulthood, deep family affection and even the first vibrations of life of young girls and boys.