Movies Like Candy and Kiss
If you liked Candy and Kiss (2015), a romance and drama movie directed by Toshihiko Tanaka, 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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No Longer Heroine (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaHatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile…
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Given (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and romanceHaruki 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.
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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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Yes, No, or Maybe? (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and romanceA polished newscaster hides behind a mask when he meets a gentle artist—but the lie complicates everything when feelings start to grow.
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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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Cherry Magic! THE MOVIE (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and romanceStill able to read minds, Adachi's blissful new relationship with his dreamy colleague faces a major challenge when they're forced to go long-distance.
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My Little Monster (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and comedyProblem student Haru Yoshida sits next to the cold and studious Shizuku Mizutani in class. Without any other friends to turn to, both of them start to get to know each other and grow closer. Haru eventually develop…
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Love in Taipei (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedyA young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance.
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and romanceBefore he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
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The Stranger by the Shore (2020)
★ 8/10Also romance and dramaAbandoned after coming out, Shun befriends Mio just before he has to move. Years later, Mio returns with a confession. How will Shun feel?
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Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedyThe battle is over, and they can go about their normal lives now... or so they thought. With no time to rejoice after miraculously saving Mirai from Beyond the Boundary, Mirai lost all her memories. Akihito, now a high…
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Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and romanceWhen Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma…
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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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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.
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Which Brings Me to You (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyTwo romantic burnouts, Jane and Will, are immediately drawn to each other at a mutual friend’s wedding. After a disastrous hookup in the coatroom, the two spend the next 24 hours together, trading candid confessions of…
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I Met a Girl (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and dramaAn aspiring musician struggling with schizophrenia falls for a mysterious woman who may be all in his head. When she suddenly vanishes, he takes off on a cross-country journey across Australia to find her, forcing his…
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Peach Girl (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also romance and comedyWhile everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and lonely. Can Momo confess her love to her classmate, Toji, or will her best friend Sae steal him away? It's a bittersweet drama of…
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Hana & Alice (2004)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedyTwo teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
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Love Strikes! (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and romanceSet one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer…
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GO (2001)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceSugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.