Movies Like Today We Start Our Love
If you liked Today We Start Our Love (2010), a animation and drama movie directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi, 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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Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also 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…
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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…
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The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaA young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
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Matriculated (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and dramaThe human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
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Summer Ghost (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and dramaAn urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up…
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Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
★ 7/10Also animation and dramaIt is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a…
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I've Always Liked You (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and dramaLove is blooming at Sakuragaoka High School. Natsuki Enomoto has finally mustered the courage to confess to her childhood friend, Yuu Setoguchi. However, in the final moments of her confession, an embarrassed Natsuki…
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaA strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul…
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A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and dramaShouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave…
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BLAME! (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and animationIn the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure…
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Modest Heroes (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and dramaTwo tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.
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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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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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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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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and dramaAfter his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
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Newness (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaIn contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
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The Garden of Words (2013)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaTakao, 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…
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The Relative Worlds (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and dramaShin has shut his heart ever since his mother died when he was young. His childhood friend Kotori has been looking after him ever since. Now that they are in the third year of high school, and it seems like they can…
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Not Easily Broken (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
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Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaInspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.