Movies Like Mars: Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru
If you liked Mars: Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru (2016), a romance and drama movie directed by Saiji Yakumo, 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.
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It Feels So Good (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and romanceWhen 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…
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Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also romance and dramaRei 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.
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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaShaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see…
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Say 'I Love You' (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceMei 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…
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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaClare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
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Blue Spring Ride (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaIn middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.
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Strobe Edge (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceNinako Kinoshita has never been in love until an encounter with the school's most popular boy, Ren Ichinose, leads the two to befriending each other. Ren's patient and kind personality is a far cry from his…
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Fire with Fire (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and romanceA 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…
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Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020)
★ 8.3/10Also romance and dramaProfessor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante specialist to remember her and wants…
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Fruits Basket -prelude- (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceKyoko, who couldn't believe anything in the world and lived a desolate life, meets Katsuya Honda, who has been assigned as an educational trainee. She is at the mercy of Katsuya, who is rude and has a strong habit, and…
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The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceA widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
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His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
★ 7.7/10Also romance and dramaKo, a motorbike enthusiast from the city wandering the Japanese countryside, falls for the carefree local Miyo and teaches her how to ride. When Miyo proves herself a biker prodigy, Ko begins to fear she's destined to…
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My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also romance and dramaTakatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an 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…
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Closest Love to Heaven (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and dramaWhen 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.
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10DANCE (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and dramaTwo dancers, opposites in all but their art, agree to train together for a competition. At first, they clash, but soon become drawn to each other.
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Love Everlasting (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and dramaBridger 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.
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Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romancePlagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Nagisa, and…
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Dogwood Tree (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also romance and dramaA young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.
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Paradise Kiss (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceHyasaka 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…
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Endless Love (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceA privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.