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Both productions feature housemates who gather for their meals. Both feature cooking scenes and tasty food

Both productions feature men who are close friends and eat together. In Aki wa Haru they are roommates, while in Rokuhodo they run a restaurant

Male leads in both productions work in law enforcement and get involved (either on purpose [New World] or accidentally [Evilive]) with gangsters with the intention of putting them behind the bars. Both form an uneasy frenemy-like relationship with their criminal bosses

Both are Japanese anthologies where each episode varies in tone and theme. Teams for both dramas pay attention to details and technical aspects

While both of these dramas have different plots and vibes (additionaly Isu is an anthology with a different main character each episode), both focus on furniture (chairs for Isu and lamps for Haruka no Hikari) and weave tales around them. If you're passionate about furniture design and enjoyed either of these shows, you should check out the other one

Both of these short dramas feature encounters female leads have during their "healing" trips; both focus on spiritual journey as well

While the plot is absolutely different for these productions, both shows feature unlikely (and sometimes unwilling) family members that get brought together by coincidences and... Stockholm Syndrome. Both dramas focus on stories of seemingly benign old gentlemen

While these shows don't have a lot in common when it comes to plot, but the leads (and their calm-ish demeanour), the overall vibe, indie music and cinematography make these dramas really similar otherwise.

Both productions have a similar premise where policemen go undercover to catch the drug lords, earning the trust of gangleaders and climbing the ranks rapidly

Both are short Japanese dramas featuring an eccentric male lead who enters someone's life and lights it up with cheerfulness

Both productions revolve around theatre; both have a similar premise where actors get too involved with their roles.

Both movies focus on people meeting up and talking. Aaand... that's it. Both productions are exactly that