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Plot Summary:
An overweight cook is given the opportunity to woo the girl of his dreams when he is given a "handsome suit" that transforms him into an idealized human being in this absurd Japanese comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
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Revenge Girl (2017)
Plot Summary:
Miki Takaraishi is a smart and beautiful 24-year-old woman, but her personality is not as good. She falls in love with Yuga Saito who is handsome and comes from a politician family. They see each other romantically, but Yugo Saito dumps Miki Takaraishi. To get revenge on Yuga Saito, she decides to run for prime minister. For her election campaign, she hires Toshiya Kadowaki as her campaign strategist.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, melancholic, tense, sentimental, light
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Anonymous Noise (2017)
Plot Summary:
Every day, a young girl wearing a mask stands by the beach and sings a nostalgic melody. After experiencing two sudden heart-wrenching partings when she was only a child, Nino Arisugawa has been singing her songs to the ocean, bound by a promise made with her two childhood friends—her first love, Momo Sakaki, and a boy who composed music, Kanade "Yuzu" Yuzuriha. Having never met each other, the boys both individually promised that if Nino was ever separated from them, her voice would be the beacon to reunite them once again.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
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A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
Plot Summary:
Hisashi Tanaka is a medical student in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. He does volunteer work and gets to know Yasuaki Kano at the hospital. Yasuaki Kano has suffered from muscular dystrophy since he was 12-years-old. Yasuaki Kano has his eccentric ways like running out of the hospital and saying that he wants to eat a banana late at night. Hisashi Tanaka thinks Yasuaki Kano is a lovely person. Yasuaki Kano develops a crush on rookie volunteer Misaki Ando. He asks Hisashi Tanaka to write a love letter for him, but Misaki Ando is Hisashi Tanaka’s girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
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Let's Go, Jets! (2017)
Plot Summary:
Female students, including Hikari Tomonaga, from a high school cheerdance club follow strict instructions from their teacher Kaoruko Saotome. They compete at the USA Cheerdance Championship.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 829
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags:
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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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The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
Plot Summary:
Hisashi and Mai are a happy couple in their 20s who are engaged to be married. But three months before their wedding, Mai becomes seriously ill. Her heart stops momentarily, and she falls into a deep coma. Hisashi visits Mai at the hospital every day before work. With no idea if or when she will ever awake, Mai’s parents encourage Hisashi to find someone else, but he refuses to give up and continues to pray for her recovery. As if his prayers are answered, Mai begins to regain consciousness several years later, and even utters a few words. But tragically, she has suffered brain damage and has no memory of Hisashi.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, sincere, serious, romantic drama, crying, humorous, fun
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Little Nights, Little Love (2019)
Plot Summary:
Sato is 27-year-old single man. He is waiting for a dramatic moment in his life that will lead to love. He works at a market research company. One day, he asks random passersby in front of Sendai Station to fill out a questionnaire. He has a hard time finding willing participants. A woman in a black suit agrees to answer the questionnaire. Sato sees the letter "shampu" on her hand...is this fate? --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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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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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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Real Girl (2018)
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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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)
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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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You Are the Apple of My Eye (2018)
Plot Summary:
Kosuke Mizushima (Yuki Yamada) is a high school student at a provincial city and enjoys a comfortable life. One day, due to Kosuke Mizushima's excessive joke, his class is interrupted. The teacher gets upset and makes model student Mai Hayase (Asuka Saito) keep an eye on Kosuke Mizushima. Kosuke Mizushima and his 4 friends all had crushes on Mai when they were in middle school. Due to a small incident, Kosuke Mizushima and Mai Hayase get close. --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags:
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I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young man fights for his freedom after he is accused of groping a girl on train.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags:
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Oh Lucy! (2017)
Plot Summary:
A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets out on a journey to find him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, road movie, cult classic, crying, weird, learning
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Sundome (2007)
Plot Summary:
Hideo Aiba (Atsuji Ninomiya) is a reserved and obedient high school student, who has never had any girlfriend. He spends all his energy on masturbating, his true reason for living. His life and his solitary activities will take a radical change when a new transfer student, the sexy Kurumi Sahana (Akane Suzuki), joins his class.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: erotic, humorous, captivating, disturbing, semi serious, manga, sexy, sexual
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Flying Colors (2015)
Plot Summary:
A high school girl, Sayaka Kudō was the bottom of the class. After a year, she improved her deviation value from 30 to 70, then passed Keio University that is considered one of the most difficult to enter in Japan.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: captivating, romantic, manga, crying, sexy, psychological, suspense, surprise ending
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My Brother Loves Me Too Much (2017)
Plot Summary:
Setoka Tachibana is a female high school student who has confessed her feelings to other boys 12 times, but has been rebuffed each time. Her older brother Haruka Tachibana cares for his younger sister deeply, but he keeps secret from her that they are not blood related. One day, Setoka's first love Takane Serikawa appears after many years and approaches her.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 326
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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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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My Rainy Days (2009)
Plot Summary:
Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money--until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, captivating, shoujo, anime, tear jerker, tearjerker
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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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L.DK (2014)
Plot Summary:
Aoi Nishimori's parents moved to another city for work, but Aoi didn't want to transfer to a new high school. She stays behind and lives in an apartment by herself. Shusei Kugayama moves in next to Aoi's apartment. Shusei is a very popular student at their high school. Due to a mistake, Aoi makes the sprinkler go off in his room. Until Shusei's room is fixed, he stays with Aoi.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: romantic, shoujo, exciting, sentimental, light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, crying
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We Were There: True Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
During the 2nd year of high school in the winter season, Yano (Toma Ikuta) transferred from Kushiro to Tokyo due to a family matter. Yano and Nanami (Yuriko Yoshitaka) promised to meet again. A couple of years later, Nanami is busy finding a job, while Yano's friend Takeuchi (Sousuke Takaoka) supports her. in the beginning, Yano and Nanami kept their relationship, even with the long distance between them, but Yano suddenly stops contacting Nanami.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, suspenseful, disturbing, romantic, shoujo, anime
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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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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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Tokyo Shutter Girl (2013)
Plot Summary:
The movie Tokyo Shutter Girl, based on the comic series by Kenichi Kiriki, consists of three separate works by three separate directors, each set in Tokyo. It is about three Japanese schoolgirls in a photo club.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, sexual
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Tsumugi (2004)
Plot Summary:
Tsumugi, a girl with a crush on her teacher, discovers that the teacher is having an affair with another teacher. Complications ensue after Tsumugi manages to attract her teacher, but then begins falling for a fellow student.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 61 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy
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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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Paradise Kiss (2011)
Plot Summary:
Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, and what she really wants.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, shoujo, captivating, anime, realistic, crying, hot