Best movies like Real Girl
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Plot Summary:
Hikaru Tsutsui is a high school student. He enjoys animation and video games in the virtual world, but he doesn't enjoy his real life. People at his school don't even know he exists. One day, he cleans up the pool at his school with beautiful Iroha Ikarashi. Iroha approaches Hikaru and confesses that she likes him.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, sincere, romantic, touching, humorous, manga, anime, teen comedy
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Asahinagu (2017)
Plot Summary:
Asahi Tojima (Nanase Nishino) is a first grade high school student. She is small and weak physically. Asahi Tojima decides to change herself. She enrolls in the naginata (Japanese blade) club at her school. She works hard with the other club members and targets the national competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: scenic, captivating, psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, suspense, contemplative, crying
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Tori Girl! (2017)
Plot Summary:
Yukina Toriyama (Tao Tsuchiya) enters a university of science after prepping for one year for her entrance exam. At first, she is shocked by the atmosphere at her school. She becomes attracted to senior student Kei (Mahiro Takasugi). Due to Kei, Yukina joins the “human powered flight” club. The club targets the "Tori Ningen Contest." Yukina wants to partner with Kei to fly in the sky, but she is partnered with Sakaba (Shotaro Mamiya) whom she does not like.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, crying
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I'm Underage But I'm Not a Child (2017)
Plot Summary:
Karin Oriyama, 16 years old. She is in high school and... she's about to get married!.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: romantic, semi serious, light, humorous, fairy tale
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Virgin Snow (2007)
Plot Summary:
Min is a Korean boy moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. Min falls in love at first sight and finds out that Nanae attends the school to which he has just transferred. Their friendship develops fast despite their cultural and language difference. When Min's grandmother falls ill, Min returns to Korea and Nanae is nowhere to be found. Had his true feelings for Nanae not been apparent to her? Why has Nanae disappeared without a word?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 960
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, romantic, sweet, romantic comedy, touching, serious
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Vampire in Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
Kiira seems like an ordinary young girl, who likes to talk with her friends and to dress up. Her ultimate goal is to become the world's best baker, but what differentiates her from others is that she is a vampire. She has never told anyone her secret, including her childhood friend Tetsu, whom she played with everyday and liked as a child. After her parents died when Kiira was only 12-years-old, she had to go live with her relatives and lost contact with Tetsu. Now, 8 years later, Tetsu appears at the bakery where Kiira is working part-time. Kiira is ecstatic to see her first love again. Soon, they are dating and Kiira dreams of having a family with Tetsu. Kiira also becomes filled with worries because she is vampire.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, captivating, funny, shoujo
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Love and Lies (2017)
Plot Summary:
The Japanese government carries out a program to increase the birth rate in the country. Their program analyzes gene information from its residents and selects a marriage partner for them. Aoi Nisaka is a high school student. She is in a love triangle with childhood friend Yuto Shiba and Sosuke Takachiho. Sosuke Takachiho is appointed by the government to become her husband.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, captivating, romantic drama, cute, sweet
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Peach Girl (2017)
Plot Summary:
It's not easy being beautiful. The envy, the jealousy, the vicious rumors spread by your best friend. That's life for young Momo. While everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and lonely. Can Momo confess her love to her classmate, Toji, or will her best friend Sae steal him away. It's a bittersweet drama of growing up and fitting in that will charm readers everywhere.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 622
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, touching, captivating, entertaining, manga, shoujo, crying, romantic drama
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My Love Story!! (2015)
Plot Summary:
Takeo Goda (Ryohei Suzuki) is a high school student 2 m tall and weighting more than 100 kg. He has a righteous character. The male students adore him, but female students do not like him. All of the girls Takeo likes prefer his handsome friend Makoto Sunakawa (Kentaro Sakaguchi). One day, Takeo saves female high school student Rinko Yamato (Mei Nagano) from a pervert on train. Takeo falls in love with her at first sight. He feels Rinko likes Makoto, but Makoto isn't the one she likes. Takeo struggles to liaise between Rinko and Makoto.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 768
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: shoujo, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Heroine Disqualified (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hatori Matsuzaki (Mirei Kiritani) is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka (Kento Yamazaki) and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu (Kentaro Sakaguchi) takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, shoujo, manga
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High School Debut (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the best selling manga, Haruna Nagashima (Ito Ono) devoted herself to softball while in middle school. Now that she is in high school, Haruna believes its time find a boyfriend. Unfortunately for Haruna, she didn't pay attention to trends and is now clueless on how to attract a boy. Through a fortuitous event, Haruna encounters popular upperclassman You Komiyama (Junpei Mizobata) Haruna asks You to teach her how to become attractive to boys. You agrees but with one catch. She can't fall in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 631
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, sweet, sincere, captivating, dorama, shoujo, crying, cute, unusual plot structure
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My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor (2013)
Plot Summary:
Live action film adaptation of a romance that was turned into a book after making a splash on the Internet bulletin board “2 Channel.” Humorously depicts a 29-year-old virgin who meets a prostitute, and struggles with love. Directed by Iizuka Ken of Arakawa Under the Bridge.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, sincere, romantic, touching, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sex comedy
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A Hole In My Panty (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three aimless kids at a seaside high school have just one goal this summer break: to shed the virgin tag. One day, they rescue a pretty girl named Narumi by chance. Immediately smitten, Narumi makes it the summer to remember for the boys.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, sexy
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Yarukkya Knight (2015)
Plot Summary:
Makoto Gousuke has just transferred to a new high school with the intention of being the toughest kid there. Little does he know that there‘s an entire group of toughs who already rule the school, and they‘re all girls! After being humiliated by their leader, the pretty Misaki Shizuka, he vows revenge and starts a lengthy battle between the sexes at the school.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 48
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: ecchi, humorous, light, sexy, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining, manga
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Make a Bow and Kiss (2017)
Plot Summary:
Based on the comic book by Yakko Kaga.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, sweet, captivating, crying, whimsical
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One Week Friends (2017)
Plot Summary:
High school student Yuki Hase (Kento Yamazaki) wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya (Haruna Kawaguchi) who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to become friends, Yuki still wants to become close to her.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, disturbing, shoujo, manga, shounen
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Orange (2015)
Plot Summary:
Naho Takamiya is a 2nd year high school student. During the spring, Naho Takamiya receives a letter sent by herself from 10 years in the future. In the letter, she liked transfer student Kakeru Naruse. Kakeru Naruse carried emotional scars from his mother's suicide and he died one year later. 26-years-old Naho Takamiya thinks about Kakeru Naruse often. 2nd year high school student Naho Takamiya, with the knowledge of what she feels 10 years in the future, takes action to change her future.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, shoujo, psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, contemplative, manga, cerebral
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ReLIFE (2017)
Plot Summary:
Arata Kaizaki is 27-years-old and unemployed. He quit his prior job after working for the company for 3 months. Arata Kaizaki decides to take part in a research program. He takes medication that makes him look younger and he is to attend high school for a year. There, he falls in love with female high school student Chizuru Hishiro.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, uplifting, touching, sweet, captivating, dorama, crying, intelligent, intellectual
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From Me To You (2010)
Plot Summary:
Sawako Kuronuma, called Sadako by her classmates for her resemblance to the character from Ring, has always been feared and misunderstood because of her appearance. There are rumors that Sawako can see ghosts and curse people. However, despite her appearances, she is a sweet and timid girl who longs to be able to make friends with everyone and be liked by everyone else. When her idol, popular boy Kazehaya, begins talking with her, everything changes. She finds herself in a new world, trying to make friends and talking to different people and she can't thank Kazehaya enough for giving her these opportunities. Slowly, but surely, a sweet love is blossoming between the two as they will overtake any circumstance or clear obstacles in their way.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: shoujo, sentimental, psychological, sweet, captivating, romantic, dorama, manga, anime, romantic drama
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Bitter Sweet (2016)
Plot Summary:
Maki Eda (Haruna Kawaguchi) works for an advertising agency at a large company. She is a single and doesn't have good luck with men. She also isn't very good at cooking and likes eating junk food. One day, she meets Nagisa Katayama (Kento Hayashi). He is an art teacher and a vegetarian. Unlike Maki, Nagisa cooks very well. The two people then happen to live together. Maki realizes that she is in love with Nagisa, but Nagisa is gay. Through his cooking, they solve their own problems and become important to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sexy, light, feel good, humorous, contemplative, crying, unusual plot structure
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Akko's Secret (2012)
Plot Summary:
Young Atsuko Kagami comes into possession of a magical mirror that lets her transform into anything she wishes. Atsuko Kagami then attempts to save a company which is about to be sold by using her transformation abilities. She also falls in love as a 22-year-old college student.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, romantic, sentimental, offbeat, cute, sweet
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The Black Devil and the White Prince (2016)
Plot Summary:
Yū Akahane moves to a dormitory room after her father's transfer from work. She is excited that she will live in the same dorm as Takumi Shirakawa, aka "White Prince." Yet, Haruto Kurosaki, aka "Black Devil", kisses her as punishment for going against him. It is Yū Akahane's first kiss. Since then, she becomes obedient to Haruto Kurosaki.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 966
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, sincere, contemplative, sexy, crying, rough, hot
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You, I Love (2018)
Plot Summary:
Rin, Yuu, Koyomi and Keita are friends in high school who live in the same apartment building. Rin and Yuu like each other, but they don’t tell each other, until Kazuma shows up.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sexy, psychological, sentimental, touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, romantic
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Say 'I Love You' (2014)
Plot Summary:
Mei Tachibana is a high school student. Due to a traumatic incident when she was a kid, Mei has been unable to make friends or have boyfriends. By mistake, Mei then injures the most popular male student named Yamato Kurosawa. Somehow, Yamato Kurosawa likes Mei Tachibana and tells everyone unilaterally that Mei is his friend. One day, Yamato Kurosawa saves Mei Tachibana from a stalker by kissing her. From that kiss, their love story begins.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sexy, anime, light, sincere, shoujo, touching, captivating, romantic, romantic drama
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Sundome New (2017)
Plot Summary:
Hideo's a nerd and a virgin, and he's probably going to stay that way. But when a hot new girl joins his class, he falls for her hard.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, manga
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Nisekoi: False Love (2018)
Plot Summary:
Raku Ichijo (Kento Nakajima) is an only son and a high school student. His father is the leader of yakuza group Shuei-gumi. Raku Ichijo doesn't like to fight and he studies hard. His dream is to become a public official. One day, he passes the entrance gate at his high school and is kicked inadvertently by Chitoge Kirisaki (Ayami Nakajo). She is a new transfer student at the school. Chitoge Kirisaki is the only daughter of a rival gang leader. To keep the peace between the rival gangs led by their fathers, Raku Ichijo and Chitoge Kirisaki decide to act as boyfriend and girlfriend. --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 413
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, anime, spy comedy
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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019)
Plot Summary:
A high school girl and boy are part of the student council at a pricey school. They have a crush on one another, but have kept it under wraps so far. With awareness and an inkling of what the other one feels for each the challenge becomes to make the opposite side profess his or her love first.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 453
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Love Strikes! (2011)
Plot Summary:
Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto (Mirai Moriyama) doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki (Masami Nagasawa), pure and naive office worker Rumiko (Kumiko Aso), beautiful shop assistant Ai (Riisa Naka) and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko (Yoko Maki) all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: humorous, psychological, light, sincere, feel good, manga, seinen
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Hana and Alice (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, erotic drama, gay cinema, hot
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Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016)
Plot Summary:
Erika Shinohara (Fumi Nikaido) is a first year of high school student. While talking to friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." In reality, Erika Shinohara doesn't have a boyfriend. Erika's friends soon begin to doubt her story and Erika is also running out of lies. Erika then sees a pretty boy on the street and takes his picture discreetly. She later shows his picture to her friends as her boyfriend. The boy in the picture is Kyouya Sata (Kento Yamazaki) and happens to attend the same school as Erika. She tells Kyouya about her situation and asks him to be her pretend boyfriend. Even though Kyouya has a pretty appearance, he has a dark side.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, uplifting, touching, feel good, humorous, sweet, shoujo
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Little Italy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, atmospheric, touching, humorous, captivating, sincere, funny, sentimental