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  • Drawing Closer

    1. Drawing Closer

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    Hayasaka Akito is a talented artist. He is working hard to be accepted for the Nika Exhibition, but a tumor is discovered in his heart, and he is told that he has one year left to live. Hayasaka Akito doesn't express his emotions on his diagnosis. One day, on the hospital rooftop, Hayasaka Akito meets Sakurai Haruna, who is painting. Sakurai Haruna tells him that she has only half a year to live. Hayasaka Akito gets attracted to her more and more, but he doesn't tell her about his condition.

  • Your Eyes Tell

    2. Your Eyes Tell

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    8.5

    Kaori lost her eyesight and family in an accident. While trying to enjoy the small things in her life, Kaori struggles to live happily. Kaori mistakes Rui for someone else and begins to talk to him. Rui was once a promising kickboxer, but something happened in his past to cause him to disassociate himself from everyone. Kaori's smile brings out a change in Rui. The two people begin to have feelings for each other, but Rui learns about Kaori's past accident and his connection. Rui decides to take part in an underground fight to pay for Kaori's eye surgery.

  • We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    3. We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    A love story spanning 5 years between a man and a woman. A 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman both miss the last train at Meidaimae Station in Tokyo and meet there. Their relationship develops romantically.

  • Even if This Love Disappears From the World Tonight

    In order to stop his classmates from bullying him, the protagonist, Kamiya Tooru, makes a false confession to a girl in his class, Hino Maori. Even though she knows that the confession is a lie, Maori says yes with the three rules: "Don't talk to me until after school," "Keep communication brief," and "Don't fall in love with each other". The two promise not to fall in love, but as they get to know each other, they find themselves drawn to each other. When Tooru finally couldn't hold back his feelings, Maori's words were unexpected. "I have an anterograde amnesia, and I forget things when I sleep at night. Everything that's happened in a day".  

  • As Long as We Both Shall Live

    5. As Long as We Both Shall Live

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    10

    After years of being treated like dirt, Miyo has learned to keep her head down, hide her pain, and obey every order. So, it comes as no surprise that she is arranged to be married to Kudo Kiyoka, a military captain rumored to be so cruel that he has driven away every one of his potential wives so far. From a painful upbringing to a painful marriage, that's the future that awaits Miyo—or so she thought. Contrary to her expectations, her new husband is actually kind-hearted. What really awaits Miyo is a blissful, everlasting marriage full of happiness!

  • Our Secret Diary

    6. Our Secret Diary

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    One day, Nozomi, a second-year high school student, finds a love confession letter on her classroom desk. The sender is Setoyama, the most popular boy in school. While puzzled as to whether or not the letter is a prank, a secret exchange diary between the two begins when she puts her reply in the shoebox. However, the letter and exchange diary were actually meant for someone else - Nozomi's close friend. The exchange diary begins with a misunderstanding, but Nozomi continues to write to him without telling him the truth about her identity.  And as she gets to know him, she becomes attracted to him. On the other hand, Setoyama loses more and more opportunities to confide in her, and the situation takes an unexpected turn... What is the fate of the painful unrequited love that started with a lie?

  • The 8-Year Engagement

    7. The 8-Year Engagement

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    Hisashi and Mai are set to have their wedding ceremony in 3 months, but Mai falls ill and lapses into a coma. Hisashi does not give up on his fiance and prays for her recovery. Finally, Mai wakes up, but she doesn't have any memory of Hisashi.

  • The Last 10 Years

    8. The Last 10 Years

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    Takabayashi Matsuri learns that she only has 10 years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love, but she meets Manabe Kazuto at a school reunion.

  • Orange

    9. Orange

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    During the spring of her 16th year, Takamiya Naho receives a letter from her future self. Upon reading the initial page of the letter, her class was introduced to a transfer student from Tokyo named Naruse Kakeru. The letter, she realized, was an account of the things her future self had experienced and regretted the most. Frightened, she tries to avoid reading further, but as her interest towards Kakeru blooms, Naho eventually decides to encourage him. Naho, together with the help of her friends Suwa, Chino, Hagita, and Azusa, do their best to avoid having the same regrets their future self had and heals Kakeru from his desolation and self-blame.

  • I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

    10. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    'I want to eat your pancreas' Yamauchi Sakura told Shiga Haruki while shelving books at the library. 12 years have passed Haruki, now a homeroom teacher at their old school, was asked to be in charge of the organization of the library collection. As he talks to his student, it made him look back on the days he spent with Sakura. Narrating the moment he picks up a diary, and discovers that his popular classmate is suffering from a pancreatic disease. Sakura decides to spend her remaining days with Haruki. Shiga being a loner initially refuses but slowly accepts Sakura into his life.

  • My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday

    11. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at a university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals her secret to him.

  • Sky of Love

    12. Sky of Love

    Japanese Movie - 2007

    8.0

    Mika is in her first year of high school. When Mika accidentally meets a flashily dressed boy called Hiro at school, she turns and flees. They soon fall in love with each other. Their days pass happily, but trouble is coming for them.

  • Tapestry

    13. Tapestry

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    Takahashi Ren and Sonoda Aoi, both born in 1989, will weave an 18-year tapestry of love going through each other's lives with repeated encounters and partings.

  • Heavenly Forest

    14. Heavenly Forest

    Japanese Movie - 2006

    Makoto tends to shy away from other people but Shizuru managed to make him open up to her. Because of their friendship, Shizuru also ended up taking an interest in photography and the two often went to a forest to take pictures.  One day, Makoto asked Shizuru what present she'd like to receive for her birthday. Shizuru, who wanted to enter a photography competition, had an idea to take a picture of the two of them kissing in a forest. Makoto agreed to do this and the two kissed for the very first time. Ever since that day, however, Shizuru disappears from Makoto's life.

  • The 100th Love With You

    15. The 100th Love With You

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    Aoi gets in an accident and finds herself one week in the past when she regains consciousness. Her childhood friend Riku says he went back in time to save her. But, Riku's time-traveling involves a big secret.

  • Today's Kira-kun

    16. Today's Kira-kun

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    A love story nurtured by a high school girl named Okamura Ninon who fell in love with the handsome boy, Kira Yuiji. Having been bullied in the past, Ninon finds it difficult to engage with other people, therefore she keeps her bangs long and maintains a safe distance from her surroundings. Ninon was being ridiculed for her love of birds and to her defense came Kira, the most handsome and popular boy in class. Everyone admires Kira, yet nobody knew he felt lonely and was suffering from a heart disease. Ninon learned about the secret and promises that she'll stay by Kira's side for the remaining year of his life. Ninon together with Kira's friends, Kazuhiro Yabe and Yahagi Rei, they form a bond of friendship making Kira's remaining 365 days bright and meaningful.

  • Perfect World

    17. Perfect World

    Japanese Movie - 2018

    Architect Ayukawa Itsuki is left paralyzed from the waist down by a sudden accident and is confined to using a wheelchair. Kawana Tsugumi works at an interior design company and one day runs into the senior she had a crush on during high school, Itsuki. Tsugumi is charmed by Itsuki and endeavors to live life together optimistically.

  • I Give My First Love to You

    18. I Give My First Love to You

    Japanese Movie - 2009

    Takuma, a boy who is told he will die before he's 20, and Mayu, a girl who is in love with him. After Mayu learns of Takuma's grave illness and that he will die before he turns 20, she continues to support and love Takuma. On the other hand, Takuma, who knows his days are numbered, pushes away his feelings for Mayu and distances himself from her. He cannot stand to see her cry or hurt her more than he already has. Then Mayu meets another man who has feelings for her, and Takuma meets a woman who has the same illness, and their feelings for each other begin to waver.s

  • The Liar and His Lover

    19. The Liar and His Lover

    Japanese Movie - 2013

    8.5

    Four high school classmates Aki, Shun, Kaoru and Teppei form the band called Crude Play. However, just before their debut, Aki suddenly quits the band and is replaced by Shinya. The band achieves a new-found popularity on the music scene. Meanwhile Aki, who now composes, continues to provide his music for them but finds himself feeling increasingly tired and somewhat jaded from the music business. One day, on a whim, Aki asks female high school student, Riko, if she believes in love at first sight. Charmed by his humming, she easily falls for him and they start dating, When Aki learns that Riko is a big fan of Crude Play, he keeps his association with the band a secret from her. But how long will he be able to keep his secret?

  • Tonight, At Romance Theater

    20. Tonight, At Romance Theater

    Japanese Movie - 2018

    1960. Makino Kenji is an assistant director at a film studio. He dreams of one day becoming a director, but all he does now is run errands. Kenji’s outlet and secret pleasure is watching his favorite old romantic movie at the theater -- an old black and white treasure that only showed for a brief period before being cancelled. But the film’s heroine, a princess named Miyuki, was the love of his life. One day, the director of the movie calls and says he wants to buy the old reel of film. The owner of the theater agrees to sell it, despite Kenji’s protests. “This will be the last showing…” But then something miraculous happens. Following a clap of thunder, the heroine of the movie literally jumps off the screen… in black and white! She’s breathtakingly beautiful and equally strong-willed, just like Princess Miyuki in the film!

  • See Hear Love: Mienakute mo Kikoenakute mo Aishiteru

    "See Hear Love" is the story of Izumimoto Shinji – a manga artist gradually losing his vision at the height of his series’ popularity – and Aida Hibiki, a fan who was born deaf.

  • Daytime Shooting Star

    22. Daytime Shooting Star

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    8.0

    Yosano Suzume is a naïve country girl who transfers to a high school in Tokyo. When she gets lost on her first day in the big city, a man named Shishio comes to her rescue. He turns out to be her homeroom teacher. Suzume begins to develop feelings for Shishio that she has never felt before… “I’m in love with you.” Suzume’s straightforward confession of love places Shishio in an awkward situation as her teacher. While Shishio grapples with how to respond, Suzume’s classmate Mamura, who supposedly has an aversion to girls, tells her he’s in love with her. What will become of Suzume’s first love…?

  • One Week Friends

    23. One Week Friends

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    Kaori Fujimiya is always alone because all of her happy memories, including time spent with her friends, disappear every Monday. Deciding that he wants to be friends with her anyway, Yuuki Hase tries to get close to Kaori each week, wishing that she would one day call him "a friend."

  • Kids on the Slope

    24. Kids on the Slope

    Japanese Movie - 2018

    It is summer 10 years ago. Kaoru transfers to a new school and has a fateful encounter with the school's terrifying bad-boy Sentaro. They bond over jazz and Kaoru finds that he's oddly drawn to the rough-mannered Sentaro. After jamming on the piano and drums and spending time with Sentaro's childhood friend Ritsuko, Kaoru falls for Ritsuko but finds out she likes Sentaro.

  • From Me to You

    25. From Me to You

    Japanese Movie - 2010

    Well-meaning but socially awkward, Kuronuma Sawako is nicknamed "Sadako" by her high school classmates because of her similar hair style with the main character from the horror movie "Ring." She doesn't have friends and goes about her day in quiet. She admires a fellow classmate, Kazehaya Shota, because of his easy-going and friendly nature, but unknown to her, Kazehaya has also been paying attention to her.

  • My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy

    26. My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    Hamada Kiyosumi is a 3rd grader in high school. He possesses a strong sense of justice. One day, he sees first-grade student Kuramoto Hari being bullied. He helps her. Since that time, Kiyosumi has tried to save Hari from bullies. While doing that, they grow closer.

  • Your Lie in April

    27. Your Lie in April

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    Kosei Arima won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kosei Arima has been unable to hear the sound of his piano. Kosei Arima then meets Kaori Miyazono through childhood friend Tsubaki Sawabe. Kaori Miyazono plays the violin and has a free sprit. Since meeting her, Kosei Arima is able to face the piano again. Meanwhile, Kaori holds a secret.

  • Waiting for Spring

    28. Waiting for Spring

    Japanese Movie - 2018

    Mizuki cannot readily open her heart to anyone, but she is going to turn over a new leaf in high school and change that. But how can she get along with a good-looking group of four, especially with rumors at school about how they met? Although cautious at first, she gradually gets to know their true personalities. A story about good-looking men and the insanity of youth!

  • You Shine in the Moonlit Night

    29. You Shine in the Moonlit Night

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    Takuya Okada is a high school student. He visits his classmate Mamizu Watarase in the hospital. Mamizu Watarase suffers from the mysterious ailment “Luminescence disease.” People who have the disease show a faint sparkle under the moonlight and the sparkle gets brighter as their death gets closer. Mamizu Watarase is not allowed out of the hospital and she will not live long enough to become an adult. Takuya Okada offers to help her carry out her wishes before she passes away. He also tells her how he feels about her, but Mamizu Watarase’s death is approaching.  

  • My Love Story!!

    30. My Love Story!!

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    Gouda Takeo is a freshman in high school. (Both estimates) Weight: 120kg, Height: 2 meters. He spends his days peacefully with his super-popular-with-girls, yet insensitive childhood friend, Sunakawa. One morning, on the train to school, Takeo saves a girl, Yamato, from being molested by a pervert. Could this be the beginning of spring for Takeo?  

  • We Were There: Part 1

    31. We Were There: Part 1

    Japanese Movie - 2012

    Follows the 10-year romance between Yano Motoharu and Takahashi Nanami. During their high school days, Yano Motoharu was the most popular boy in school, but can't get over the death of his girlfriend from a car crash. Takahashi Nanami falls in love with Yano Motoharu and must deal with his inability to let go of the past.

  • We Were There: Part 2

    32. We Were There: Part 2

    Japanese Movie - 2012

    During the 2nd year of high school in the winter season, Yano transferred from Kushiro to Tokyo due to a family matter. Yano and Nanami promised to meet again. A couple of years later, Nanami is busy finding a job, while Yano's friend Takeuchi supports her. in the beginning, Yano and Nanami kept their relationship, even with the long distance between them, but Yano suddenly stops contacting Nanami ...  

  • Fortuna's Eye

    33. Fortuna's Eye

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    When Kiyama Shinichiro was little, his family died in a plane accident. Since then, he has not made any friends and he has lived a lonely existence. One day, Kiyama Shinichiro acquires a special ability. His special ability is to see through the body of people who are about to die. Kiyama Shinichiro's life changes because of this. Kiyama Shinichiro meets Kiryu Aoi at a cellphone shop. He becomes attracted to her with her bright personality and Kiryu Aoi is attracted to Kiyama Shinichiro. They enjoy happy days together, but, all of a sudden, Kiyama Shinichiro is able to see through Kiryu Aoi’s body.

  • Girl in the Sunny Place

    34. Girl in the Sunny Place

    Japanese Movie - 2013

    A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret. The type of secret that may endanger her relationship with Kosuke right before they get married.

  • Midnight Sun

    35. Midnight Sun

    Japanese Movie - 2006

    Kaoru dreamily gazes from her bedroom window each morning just before dawn. She can see a stretch of the beach in front of her parent's house on a hill in Kamakura but focuses upon the activity at the bus stop where Koji and his two best friends meet before going surfing. The appearance of the sun causes her to lowers the blinds and go to sleep for she suffers from Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) and exposure to the sun's rays has had the potential to kill her. At night, she walks to the train station, plays her guitar and sings songs she has written, commonly returning home just a few minutes before it starts getting light. One morning, she is at the bus stop singing when Koji arrives.

  • Paradise Kiss

    36. Paradise Kiss

    Japanese Movie - 2011

    Hayasaka Yukari is a high school student who has become tired of her life of constant schooling. She then comes across a group of student fashion designers in need of a model for their "Paradise Kiss" clothing label. Yukari knows nothing about the fashion world and is taken back by the group's eccentric ways, but she soon comes to admire their free thinking ways and ability to pursue their dreams with a one track mind.

  • Calling You

    37. Calling You

    Japanese Movie - 2007

    The story revolves around two lonely young people who find each other in an uncommon manner. Shy, quiet, and unsure of herself, Aihara Ryo doesn't quite fit in anywhere. Though she wants to make friends, she has trouble speaking up and holding a normal conversation like everyone else. It seems that whenever she talks, the words just don't come out correctly. Gradually, Ryo has gotten used to living life in silence as a lonely and introverted student. With no one to talk to, Ryo also has no need for a cell phone. Longing for friends to talk to, she creates a cell phone in her mind for imaginary phone conversations, and much to her surprise, one day Shinya picks up on the other side. For the first time in her life, Ryo has found someone she can talk to.

  • Butterfly Sleep

    38. Butterfly Sleep

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    9.5

    Matsumura Ryouko is a popular novelist in her 50s who has just found out that she has Alzheimer’s disease. In order to gain some fulfilment in her life, she decides to be a guest lecturer at a university. Through one of her students, she meets a South Korean exchange student, So Chan Hae. As they become closer, they fall in love.

  • He Won't Kill, She Won't Die

    39. He Won't Kill, She Won't Die

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    8.5

    The drama revolves around the relationship between Rei Kosaka (a tsundere guy who easily gets worked up and who always says, "Just die already") and Nana Shikano (a girl who habitually cuts her wrists and who always says, "I want to die.")  

  • Love Like the Falling Petals

    40. Love Like the Falling Petals

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    7.5

    Haruto Asakura falls in love with hairdresser Misaki Ariake and asks her out. Watching Misaki Ariake work hard to achieve what she wants, Haruto Asakura, who almost gave up his dream to become a photographer, begins to pursue his dream again, but Misaki Ariake is diagnosed with a disease that ages her 10x faster than normal.

  • Evergreen Love

    41. Evergreen Love

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    Sayaka works at a office. She's not very good at her job or with love. One night, she finds a man, Itsuki, collapsed in front of her home. She takes him inside and they begin to live together. Itsuki teaches Sayaka about cooking wild herbs and collecting wild herbs, but he has a secret.

  • Little DJ

    42. Little DJ

    Japanese Movie - 2007

    Taro is a 12 year old boy who loves baseball and radio, where his favourite program is 'Music Express'. His illness keeps him in a hospital but one day he gets the opportunity to take over the broadcast in the hospital's PA system. Around the same time he meets Tamaki, a girl injured in a car accident. Love blossoms and beautiful music is played but one day Tamaki is released from the hospital...

  • Last Letter

    43. Last Letter

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    Kishibeno Yuri is a housewife who lives with her husband and their two children. Yuri attends her sister Tono Misaki's funeral, where she meets her niece Ayumi for the first time in many years. Ayumi is still unable to accept her mother's death, and because of this, she can't open a letter left behind by her mother. Yuri attends her sister's reunion to inform them about her sister's death. A misunderstanding occurs at the reunion, and Yuri is mistaken for her late sister. Yuri meets her first love, Otosaka Kyoshiro, who mistakenly believes she is Misaki. They exchange contact information. A few days later, Yuri receives a message from Kyoshiro that says, "Can you believe that I am still in love with you?"

  • I Just Wanna Hug You

    44. I Just Wanna Hug You

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the aftereffects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Nevertheless, she tries to live life to the fullest. Tsukasa then falls in love with taxi driver Masaki, who likes playing basketball. Even though they have various difficulties, they try to make a happy family together, but they encounter another serious situation.

  • My SO Has Got Depression

    45. My SO Has Got Depression

    Japanese Movie - 2011

    Mikio is a married man and works hard for the company where he is employed. Then one day Mikio is diagnosed with depression. Mikio's wife is Haruko. They have been married for 5 years. Haruko draws comics for work, but they do not sell well. She mainly relied on Mikio for support. Meanwhile, Haruko did not notice any changes in her husband. She begins to blame herself for not noticing any signs. Mikio's depression derived from his work. His company has been pressing him to quit the company. After Mikio quits his job his condition improves, but the dynamics of their relationship changes.

  • Snow Flower

    46. Snow Flower

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    Hirai Miyuki is a terminally ill girl, who dreams of going to Finland to see the northern lights, and falls in love with an orphan boy Watabiki Yusuke, whom she had formed a contract relationship with.

  • Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

    47. Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    Yuri is a high school student in the present day. She isn't happy with her life at home or school. One day, she has an argument with her mother and runs away from home. Somehow, when Yuri later opens her eyes, she realizes that she is in the year 1945. She happens to meet Akira, a pilot for a kamikaze unit in the military.

  • Horimiya

    48. Horimiya

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, Hori has to look after her younger brother and do the housework, leaving no chance to socialize away from school. Meanwhile, Izumi Miyamura is seen as a brooding, glasses-wearing otaku. However, in reality, he is a gentle person inept at studying. Furthermore, he has nine piercings hidden behind his long hair and a tattoo along his back and left shoulder. By sheer chance, Hori and Miyamura cross paths outside of school—neither looking as the other expects. These seemingly polar opposites become friends, sharing with each other a side they have never shown to anyone else.

  • One in a Hundred Thousand

    49. One in a Hundred Thousand

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    Sakuragi Rino is a high school student. She is good friends with Kiritani Ren, who attends the same high school. Close since their middle school days, Rino has special feelings for Ren; however, she is unable to tell him how she feels. One day, Ren confesses to Rino that he likes her. They begin to date and enjoy their time together. One day, Rino is diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

  • Ai Uta: My Promise to Nakuhito

    50. Ai Uta: My Promise to Nakuhito

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    The main character Nomiya who became an adult without having the courage to love depicts what will change as a result of reunion with former Bandman's old friend Sato Takuya and encounter with poetry.  

  • Hot Road

    51. Hot Road

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    "Hot Road" depicts the sad and fierce love between 15-year-old Kazuki and 16-year-old Hiroshi. Kazuki Miyaichi lives with her mother. Kazuki does not like her mother’s boyfriend and she feels that she is not loved by her mother. This leads Kazuki to get into trouble. Hiroshi Haruyama is a troubled kid who does part-time jobs for a living instead of going to school. He is a member of the motorcycle gang “Nights.”

  • Love Exposure

    52. Love Exposure

    Japanese Movie - 2009

    Honda Yu and Yoko meet under the most unusual of circumstances. After Yu loses a bet with his friends he agrees to go into the city dressed as a woman and kiss the first woman he sees. When they go into the city Yu and his friends comes across a young teenage girl named Yoko who is surrounded by a group of thugs. Yu, still dressed as a woman, then helps Yoko beat up the gang of thugs. Afterwards Yu kisses Yoko and runs away. Yu for the first time falls in love with a girl, but Yoko falls in love with the woman in drag known only as Miss Scorpion. Meanwhile, Yu is being followed by Koike Aya, a member of the cult group "Zero Church." Koike Aya devises a plan to bring Yu's entire family into the "Zero Church," but first she will gain the favor of Yoko by masquerading as Miss Scorpion.  

  • L♥DK

    53. L♥DK

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    8.5

    Nishimori Aoi'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 fire sprinkler go off in his room. Until Shusei's room is fixed, he stays with Aoi.

  • L♥DK: Two Loves Under One Roof

    54. L♥DK: Two Loves Under One Roof

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    Aoi Nishimori and Shusei Kugayama are in love and they begin to live together secretly. Suddenly, Shusei's cousin Reon Kugayama comes to them. Their secret is discovered by Reon. Now, Aoi, Shusei and Reon begin to live together.

  • Princess Jellyfish

    55. Princess Jellyfish

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social rejects. These wallflowers run a tight, nun-like ship, but their no-men-allowed-not-no-one-not-no-how bubble is unwittingly burst after Tsukimi brings home a rescued sea jelly and a beauty queen... who's actually a guy. When the threat of losing their cozy convent inspires this glamour boy to turn the neurotic entourage into a portrait of success, will Tsukimi take her chance to bloom, or will she end up a hot mess?

  • Nana

    56. Nana

    Japanese Movie - 2005

    Two girls meet on a train headed for Tokyo. The bubbly girl in white is named Nana and she sits next to a black clad rock girl named Nana as well. They talk briefly and seem to share some common bond, before leaving for their own separate ways. When bubbly Nana looks at an apartment for rent in Tokyo, of course black clad Nana would be there and wants to rent the same apartment. Instead of trying to decide who should get the apartment they decide to share the apartment as roommates. From there their bond grows closer as they help each other deal with their own personal problems.

  • Oto-na-ri

    57. Oto-na-ri

    Japanese Movie - 2009

    Nojima Satoshi is a photographer who wants to photograph scenery but currently works for a modeling agency where he takes picture of his best friend, a model in his 30, Shingo. One day, Satoshi decides that he no longer wants to put up with what he doesn't want to do, and sets out to go to Canada to shoot pictures of the Canadian scenery. Living next door is a woman, Nanao, also approaching her 30, who is too busy with her work at a flower shop to consider dating. One day, a man working at a convenience store nearby stops by her flower shop and confesses his feelings for her. Satoshi and Nanao know about each other's existence by the sounds their neighbor makes through the thin wall. Even though they do pay attention to the sounds next door, they actually have never met each other, or make any attempt to meet the other person. The movie tells two separate stories that happen in parallel and focuses on the lives of two people approaching their thirties, and the doubts they have about work, life, and love.  

  • Blue Spring Ride

    58. Blue Spring Ride

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    When she was a middle school student, Yoshioka Futaba liked Tanaka Kou, who was unlike the other boys and quite gentle. Kou then moved away, and they lost contact. At the end of Futaba's first year as a high school student, she meets Kou again. Kou’s name has changed to Mabuchi Kou, and his personality seems different from his middle school days.

  • Beyond the Memories

    59. Beyond the Memories

    Japanese Movie - 2013

    Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. Roku then tries to make Kanna feel love again.

  • ReLIFE

    60. ReLIFE

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    Kaizaki Arata is a 27-year-old NEET, who failed at every job opportunity whenever interviewers hear that he quit his first job after having worked for only 5 months. One night, he was offered by a mysterious man, Yoake Ryo, to become a test subject for ReLIFE Laboratory's Social Reintegration Program. Through a pill that would make him 10 years younger, he gets the chance to redo his life. He participates in the experiment and restarts his high school days, making friends and falling in love.

  • My Teacher

    61. My Teacher

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    8.0

    Sophomore and representative of the archery club, Shimada Hibiki is a 17-year-old student who has never been in love. During her high school's entrance ceremony she sees Kosaku Ito, her 26-year-old world history teacher, who is well known to be a stern and cold person. Hibiki, rescued by Ito after a minor incident, discovers that their teacher is actually compassionate towards others and starts to develop romantic feelings for him. Hibiki confesses, and her honest and young love begins to slowly melt Ito's heart.

  • Silent Love

    62. Silent Love

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    Aoi is a young man without a dream or hope in his life. An accident led him to stop speaking completely. One day, he happens to meet Mika. She is a music student and wants to become a pianist. Due to an accident, she lost sight of her eyes. Aoi is attracted to her and tries to protect her from any dangerous situations. He conveys his feelings to her through the light touch of his index finger or the sound of a small bell. His basic but genuine gesture changes her. With Aoi, she is able to see hope through the despair, but something happens to them.

  • Until I Meet September's Love

    63. Until I Meet September's Love

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    Shiori Kitamura just moved to a new apartment. She works at a company. Susumu Hirano lives next door to her. He aspires to become a novelist. One evening, Shiori Kitamura hears a man’s voice coming through her wall saying "I am in the future 1 year later." The voices asks to trail Susumu Hirano. She is unable to hear the man's voice anymore. To solve the mystery, Shiori Kitamura begins to follow Susumu Hirano and she gets attracted to him.

  • The Legend & Butterfly

    64. The Legend & Butterfly

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    In his early years, Oda Nobunaga picked up the nickname of "The Fool of Owari" due to his bizarre behavior. He later married Nohime, but their relationship was not very good. Their marriage came about as a political marriage between hostile neighboring regions. Oda Nobunaga accepted Nohime as his wife with an arrogant, authoritative attitude. Meanwhile, Nohime has an unabashed attitude and easily clashes with her husband. They are like oil and water. One day, Oda Nobunaga’s enemy Imagawa Yoshimoto attacks Owari with his vast army. Oda Nobunaga is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength, but Nohime encourages Oda Nobunaga to not despair and fight against his rival. Oda Nobunaga and Nohime draw up a tactical plan to take on the much larger army. They soon make plans to unify the entire country, which has never been successfully done.

  • Unmasked Noise

    65. Unmasked Noise

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    A girl who loves to sing, Nino Arisugawa experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! With music as their common ground and only outlet, how will unrequited love play out? Since both boys promised Nino that they would find her one day through her singing, she holds on to that hope and continues to reach out with her voice. Now in high school, Nino serendipitously reunites with Yuzu, but she yearns to see Momo again.

  • It's a Summer Film

    66. It's a Summer Film

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    Hadashi, a high schooler, is obsessed with old Japanese samurai films. When her film club rejects her samurai film project, she decides to gather her friends and craft the film on her own terms. She convinces a reluctant young man into playing the lead and they begin their shoot but is faced with one problem after another. Will they be able to finish the film? What's more is that this young man might be from the future?

  • Fireworks from the Heart

    67. Fireworks from the Heart

    Japanese Movie - 2010

    On September 9th, the day of the Katakai Fireworks Festival, high school student Hana comes home from the hospital after six months of treatment for leukemia. She then discovers that her older brother Taro has become a hikikomori (social recluse). Taro used to be tender, smart and proud of his younger sister, but now he even turns his back on her and stays in his room. Her parents act like there is nothing wrong with him. Later that evening, Hana attends the Katakai Fireworks Festival and observes the town's youth group happily planning for next year's event. She decides to get Taro involved with the group in an effort to bring him out of his shell. Hana drags Taro out of his room and to the youth group office. Unfortunately, Taro is not accepted as a member. Hana, nevertheless, is determined to get Taro back into society and helps him find a part-time job as a paperboy and into the adult meetings for the Katakai Fireworks Festival. With Hana's help, Taro slowly opens up to the world again. Then, with winter approaching, Hana has a relapse of her leukemia. Taro comes to the hospital every day to visit Hana and soon learns that the Katakai Fireworks Festival is a symbol of happiness for Hana. Taro then takes the initiative to make Hana happy and approaches the town's youth group once more for admittance.  

  • The Kodai Family

    68. The Kodai Family

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    Kie Hirano is an ordinary OL who often daydreams. Mitsumasa Kodai works at the same company, but he is a telepathic elite salaryman. The eldest son in the Kodai family, Mitsumasa, got his special ability to read other people's minds from his British grandmother. Becoming attracted to Kie's warm heart and dreamy temperament, the two begin to date and enjoy their days together. But then Mitsumasa's mother calls...

  • The Land of Rain Trees

    69. The Land of Rain Trees

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    Sakisaka Nobuyuki is a salaryman. When he was in middle school student, he read a light novel "Fairy Game”. He still has that light novel, because he was so shocked by the ending. One day, Nobuyuki browses the internet and comes across the blog "Rain Trees no Kuni.” He learns that the blog writer, Hitomi Rika, also was shocked by the ending in the light novel "Fairy Game." Nobuyuki and Rika soon begin to exchange emails. Nobuyuki wants to meet Rika, but she refuses due to her secret.

  • The Black Devil and the White Prince

    70. The Black Devil and the White Prince

    Japanese Movie - 2016

    Akabane Yu moves to a dormitory room after her father's transfer from work. She is excited that she will live in the same dorm as Shirakawa Takumi aka "White Prince." Yet, Kurosaki Haruto aka "Black Devil" kisses her as punishment for going against him. It is Yu’s first kiss. Since then, she becomes obedient to Kurosaki Haruto.

  • Cyborg She

    71. Cyborg She

    Japanese Movie - 2008

    One day, a beautiful cyborg girl appears in front of a dull university student. Even though the cyborg starts to like him, she can't truly feel emotions, so the boy has no choice but to say goodbye. Missing her, he continues his lonely existence. But a disastrous earthquake will change his life once again!

  • Villain

    72. Villain

    Japanese Movie - 2010

    Shimizu Yuichi is a young man who takes care of his grandparents in a decaying fishing village in Nagasaki. His grandparents raised Yuichi instead of his mother. Yuichi, a lonely man, works as a civil employee. One day, Yuichi meets Ishibashi Yoshino an insurance sales woman from Fukuoka. They first met through an online dating site. Their meeting ends in tragedy with Yuichi murdering Yoshino. Unexpectedly, a rich young university student from Fukuoka, named Masuo Keigo ends up as the prime suspect. Hiding in fear & agony, Yuichi goes on with his daily life. Then one day, Yuichi receives an email. The email is from Magome Mitsuyo, a woman from Saga. Yuichi and Mitsuyo exchanged emails in the past after meeting through an online dating site. Mitsuyo currently lives a mundane life, working at a men's clothing store and living with her younger sister. Looking for companionship, Mitsuyo decided to reach out to Yuichi after a lengthy time without correspondence. The two lonely souls then meet for the first time and throw themselves into a moment of love. By this time, Yuichi is now a wanted criminal and his face appears on the news. Nevertheless, Mitsuyo persuades Yuichi to run away with her and not turn himself in. Running away places heavy burdens on their families as well as the victim's family.

  • And Yet, You Are So Sweet

    73. And Yet, You Are So Sweet

    Japanese Movie - 2023

    Kisaragi Maaya, 16 years old. The first love confession of her life ended in complete rejection. She vows to "never confess to someone again" in the presence of the stoic but popular Chigira-kun, while on library duty together one day. Upon meeting again, and seeing her upset while reminiscing the past, he proposes they undertake a "pretend unrequited love play". As Maaya's heart begins to heal, her thoughts turn to them getting even closer... however she definitely can't fall in love with the out-of-reach Chigira-kun...?

  • The Anthem of the Heart

    74. The Anthem of the Heart

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    Sakagami Takumi, a high school student, is assigned to his class’s Community Outreach Committee. One day, his homeroom teacher also assigns his classmates Naruse Jun, a girl who is unable to speak because of past trauma, Tasaki Daiki, a former ace player on the baseball team, and Nitoh Natsuki, a cheerleader and straight-A student, to the Committee. Each one of them harbors feelings that they "long to shout" in their hearts. Because of their homeroom teacher's foresight, their class ends up having to perform a musical at the exchange party, but nobody in the class seems willing. But as they see Jun courageously making an effort to communicate her feelings by singing, Takumi and the other classmates who were reluctant begin to participate in a positive way. The day of the performance arrives. Will they be able to convey the true feelings they have locked away in their hearts?

  • Hirugao

    75. Hirugao

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    Set 3 years after the drama series. Kitano Yuichiro comes to give a lecture in the town where divorcee Sasamoto Sawa now lives quietly. The two meet again and their love story continues.  

  • I'm Underage But I'm Not a Child

    76. I'm Underage But I'm Not a Child

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    On Oriyama Karin’s 16th birthday, she receives a present from her rich parents. Her present is marriage. The person she marries is her crush and high school senior Tsurugi Nao who is popular. Debt ridden Nao only marries Karin for economic reasons and in particular the wealth of her parents. Karin loves him truly, but Nao doesn't love her at all. Their marriage is a secret, but Ebina Isuzu, Karin's friend, holds feelings for Karin, learns of their marriage.

  • Initiation Love

    77. Initiation Love

    Japanese Movie - 2015

    In the late 1980s, a job-hunting college student in Shizuoka Prefecture named Suzuki begins an awkward romance with a dental hygienist named Mayu. However, when Suzuki finds a job he moves to Tokyo and the two are forced into a long-distance relationship. Over time, their relationship starts to fall apart as Suzuki begins spending time with another woman named Miyako.

  • Love Me, Love Me Not

    78. Love Me, Love Me Not

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    Yuna and Akari are two high school girls with very different views on love: Yuna dreams about romance through rose-coloured glasses, while Akari is down-to-earth and practical. Meanwhile, high school boys Kazuomi and Rio also have different views on love: Kazuomi is an airhead who can't grasp the concept of love, while Rio grabs onto any confession as an opportunity—so long as the girl looks cute. Will these four classmates end up leading a youthful romance that meets their expectations?

  • Our Meal for Tomorrow

    79. Our Meal for Tomorrow

    Japanese Movie - 2017

    A 7-year love story between Hayama Ryota and Uemura Koharu from their first date to eventual marriage. Ryota and Koharu are high school students. Ryota is indifferent to people and says very little. Koharu is not afraid of to speak her mind and she has a bright personality. Since a game of rice bag jump, they begin to date. They date at a fast-food restaurant, realize they love each other at a family restaurant and finally swear their love on a dining table with white rice.

  • Waiting in the Dark

    80. Waiting in the Dark

    Japanese Movie - 2006

    Michiru is a woman who lost her sight in a car accident, living with her father in a house near a train station. But her father suddenly dies and Michiru decides to live alone. Every morning, Michiru listens to the sound of express train passing through the station. One day, Michiru notices the sound of the train is different from the usual one. On TV, news tells that there was a train accident which killed a man and is suspected to be a murder. And some time later, her door bell rings. A man is standing in front of her house. She can sense someone is there, but he does not answer. He succeeds in slipping in to her house without being noticed by Michiru. The man's name is Akihiro. He is the person, on TV, who is being suspected to be the murderer of the train accident that day. Akihiro, after sneaking in to her house, heads to the window where he can see the train station where the accident happened. Who is Akihiro? Is he really the murderer? Will Michiru be safe in her house alone with a stranger? Thrilling and strange life of Michiru and Akihiro begins.

  • Honey

    81. Honey

    Japanese Movie - 2018

    Kogure Nao is a shy and cute high school student. One day, Onise Taiga asks her "would you like to date with me on the promise that we will get married?" Nao is unable to turn down his proposal because she is scared of him. Taiga has red hair and piercing eyes. His appearance gives off the impression that he is a bad boy, but he is actually considerate to others and good at cooking. After getting to know Taiga, Nao begins to have feelings for him.

  • Liar x Liar

    82. Liar x Liar

    Japanese Movie - 2021

    University student, Takatsuki Minato, likes things to be clean and in order while her stepbrother, Takatsuki Toru, is a bit of a player. One day, while cosplaying as a high-school student in a fashionable district in Tokyo, Minato accidentally bumps into Toru and quickly lies about her identity. To her surprise, Toru appears to take an interest in her alternate identity, Mina, and asks her out. Thinking that she might be able to cure Toru out of his playboy ways, Minato continues to disguise herself as Mina but will she be able to keep up the charade when she starts developing feelings for Toru?

  • Lovesick Ellie

    83. Lovesick Ellie

    Japanese Movie - 2024

    7.5

    Eriko Ichimura has an ordinary and unnoticed student life at her high school. Her only joy is watching popular male student Akira Omi and imagining them being a couple. She writes down those thoughts on her social media account under the name of Lovesick Ellie. Akira Omi seems like a perfect guy, with good looks and a gentle personality. One day, she witnesses Akira Omi spouting vulgar language, and she realizes he is kind of like a two-faced person. Making things worse, her fantasy thoughts are discovered by him. He thinks that she is funny, and he approaches her.

  • Hatsukoi Loss Time

    84. Hatsukoi Loss Time

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    Aspiring university student Aiba Takashi is studying in order to try again for the university examination. One midday time seems to stand still for everyone and everything around him. Moreover, this phenomenon repeats daily. Yet, he is not the only one who is aware of the situation. There is an explanation, and there is someone who holds the key to that explanation. Aiba Takashi failed to get into a university and studied to take his entrance exam again, while he wasn't really interested in anything in particular. One day, at 12:15 PM, time seems to stand still for everyone and everything around him for a whole 1 hour. Takashi then encounters a golden-brown-eyed girl, Shinomiya Tokine, who can also move when everything else is stopped. Since then, at 12:15 PM every day, everything stops for 1 hour. During this "loss time", in a world where only two people move, the distance gradually decreases, and so as his feelings for her grow. But Tokine seems to have a big secret related to this magical phenomenon, and Doctor Issey Asami holds an important key to it.

  • Theatre: A Love Story

    85. Theatre: A Love Story

    Japanese Movie - 2020

    The film is about Nagata, a clumsy unsellable theater director and his brave lover Saki who purely loves him. Their romance began when Nagata spoke to Saki and noticed that he wore the same sneakers as her. Saki dreams of being an actress, makes her move to Tokyo and pursues a fashion degree. Nagata, has no money and decides to live with Saki. Nagata cherises Saki, but devotes himself in theaters to fill the gaps between his ideals and reality leading to Saki's loneliness.

  • Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

    86. Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

    Japanese Movie - 2005

    The story centers on the drama resulting from the rivalry between two ninja clans in feudal Japan. While living deep within the mountains, the two clans have honed their skills to superhuman levels, but are restrained by imperial decree from battling each other. Four centuries of simmering tensions threaten to boil over when the Shogun requests the clans appear before him. Fearing that rebels may use the ninjas as instruments of insurrection, the nefarious Nankobo Tenkai plots to ignite the rivalry. Nankobo creates a contest in which the clans are forced to choose five of their best warriors to participate. Leading the two clans are Oboro, the granddaughter of the respected Iga clan matriarch, and Gennosuke, the son of the powerful Koga clan leader. Early in the film, Oboro and Gennosuke meet and fall in love, unaware of their clan ties. When they are both selected to compete they are surprised to discover the truth about one another's identities. The saga that follows explores an improbable love, intertwined with a breathtaking, fearsome match between ninja heavyweights. The long-awaited battle is hardly a friendly contest - it's a duel to the death!  

  • Jinx!!!

    87. Jinx!!!

    Japanese Movie - 2013

    Kaede and Yusuke have feelings for each other, but they do not express their feelings honestly. Ji Ho, who is an exchange student from South Korea, gets to know Kaede and Yusuke while attending university. Ji Ho notices the feelings held by Kaede and Yusuke for each other. So, Ji Ho introduces a Korean style romance and leads Kaede and Yusuke to love.

  • A Love Song For You

    88. A Love Song For You

    Japanese Movie - 2010

    The film features korean pop group Supernova (aka Choshinsung). The story involves one of the group’s members, Sungje, meeting and falling in love with a blind Japanese fan played by Nao Minamisawa.

  • Phases of the Moon

    89. Phases of the Moon

    Japanese Movie - 2022

    Osanai Kei enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife, Osanai Kozue, and daughter, Osanai Ruri, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Osanai Kei's life suddenly changes. One day, a man named Misumi Akihiko visits Osanai Kei. Misumi Akihiko tells him that on the day Osanai Kozue and Osanai Ruri died, Osanai Ruri, who was a complete stranger to him, was coming to see him. Misumi Akihiko tells him about a woman named Masaki Ruri, who he once loved. These people, who don't seem related, connect under the name of love.

  • Close Range Love

    90. Close Range Love

    Japanese Movie - 2014

    8.0

    Kururugi Yuni is a smart high school student. She excels in all subjects except for English. A new English teacher begins work at Yuni's high school. His name is Sakurai Haruka and he is very handsome. Yuni begins to receive one-on-one tutoring from Mr. Sakurai Haruka. Soon, Yuni develops feelings for her teacher and she realizes that she is now in love. Yuni then confesses to her teacher.

  • Little Nights, Little Love

    91. Little Nights, Little Love

    Japanese Movie - 2019

    27-year-old IT manager Boku Sato works for a market survey company. One night, his boss Fujima was devastated over the disappearance of his family and damages some equipment. Sato, on the other hand, spills coffee over the servers causing them to lose their client's data. Due to the incident, he was demoted and was tasked to give out questionnaires at the Sendai station. Nobody was willing to participate in filling out the survey except Saki, a woman in a recruit suit with the word "shampoo" on her hand. Another story is of Minako, a 27-year-old beautician. Kasumi introduces her to Manabu, her younger brother, but all Manabu ever does is call Minako on the phone. While she does enjoy their conversations, Minako finds it hard to take the next step and they never actually go out together. Kasumi tells Minako he intends to ask her to be his girlfriend if he wins the boxing match.

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