Movies Like Aki-Sora
If you liked Aki-Sora (2009), a drama and animation movie directed by Takeo Takahashi, 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
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and dramaIn a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power…
- 2
Miss Oyu (1951)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and romanceShinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective marriage partner, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of her husband's…
- 3
Mirai (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and dramaFour-year-old Kun struggles with jealousy after his newborn sister, Mirai, begins receiving most of his family’s attention. Retreating to the garden, he encounters Mirai as a teenager from the future and embarks on…
- 4
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and dramaAfter a draining December, Sakuta is quickly nearing the end of his second year of high school. Since Mai is a third-year student, they don't have much time left together before graduation rolls around. Meanwhile, his…
- 5
Fruits Basket -prelude- (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and dramaKyoko, 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…
- 6
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceIn the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
- 7
Given (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and dramaHaruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.
- 8
Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and dramaPlagued 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…
- 9
BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaWhen apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
- 10
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and dramaFinally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong…
- 11
Your Name. (2016)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and romanceHigh schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen…
- 12
The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and romanceIn February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a…
- 13
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. Lost Butterfly (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaShirou has lost his Servant, Saber, and is no longer a Master in the Holy Grail War. Despite this, he refuses to leave the battle, determined to protect Sakura. Meanwhile, a mysterious shadow engulfs the city, killing…
- 14
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and dramaThe Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to…
- 15
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and romanceIn a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.
- 16
Ocean Waves (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and dramaAt Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking…
- 17
Psychic School Wars (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and dramaIt's a new school year at the local Junior High School i Kamakura. The school year starts off with a new transfer student Ryoichi Kyogoku who joins the 8th grade class. He has been ordered to join the school, and use…
- 18
Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and animationYamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye—the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two…
- 19
100 METERS (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and dramaA gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.
- 20
The Stranger by the Shore (2020)
★ 8/10Also animation and romanceAbandoned after coming out, Shun befriends Mio just before he has to move. Years later, Mio returns with a confession. How will Shun feel?