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Movies Like We Were There: True Love

If you liked We Were There: True Love (2012), a drama and romance movie directed by Takahiro Miki, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Haru

    Haru (1996)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama and romance

    A young Tokyo businessman joins an online movie forum and develops a special bond with one of its members through back and forth e-mails.

  2. 2It Feels So Good

    It Feels So Good (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there in order to attend her wedding. Naoko…

  3. 3Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

  4. 4Fire with Fire

    Fire with Fire (1986)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and romance

    A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, they must fight the prison…

  5. 5Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE

    Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE (2019)

    ★ 8.4/10Also romance and drama

    Rei is a college student in the midst of finding a job. She confesses her love to Mikio, a senior whom she admires. Mikio soon demands that she perform perverted acts.

  6. 6Say 'I Love You'

    Say 'I Love You' (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    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…

  7. 7The Lost Husband

    The Lost Husband (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

  8. 8Lovely, Still

    Lovely, Still (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

  9. 9The Garden of Words

    The Garden of Words (2013)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and romance

    Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two…

  10. 10Newness

    Newness (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

  11. 11April Story

    April Story (1998)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance and drama

    In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.

  12. 12Honey

    Honey (2018)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama and romance

    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…

  13. 13Love Everlasting

    Love Everlasting (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and drama

    Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.

  14. 14Closest Love to Heaven

    Closest Love to Heaven (2017)

    ★ 7.6/10Also romance and drama

    When Ninon finds out that her neighbor and popular classmate Yuiji Kira only has one year to live, she decides to go out of her way and help him attain happiness on his remaining time.

  15. 15Maria's Lovers

    Maria's Lovers (1984)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

  16. 16We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)

    ★ 7.8/10Also romance and drama

    Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.

  17. 17Dogwood Tree

    Dogwood Tree (2010)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance and drama

    A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.

  18. 18Life in a Year

    Life in a Year (2020)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and romance

    A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.

  19. 19Your Fault: London

    Your Fault: London (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance and drama

    Nick and Noah are both embarking on life-changing adventures that are threatening to pull them apart—Nick in business with his father and Noah starting a fresh chapter at Oxford University. Now living separate lives…

  20. 20Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    In a small coastal California town, Henry and Nicky are pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be…

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