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Movies Like Waiting For Spring

If you liked Waiting For Spring (2018), a romance movie directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa, 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. 1Wolf Girl and Black Prince

    Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    Erika Shinohara is a first year of high school student. While talking to friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." In reality, Erika Shinohara doesn't have a boyfriend. Erika's friends soon begin to doubt…

  2. 2Dou kyu sei – Classmates

    Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)

    ★ 8.3/10Also romance

    Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for…

  3. 3Kase-san and Morning Glories

    Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    Yamada 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…

  4. 4Our Secret Diary

    Our Secret Diary (2023)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance

    Nozomi Kuroda is in the 2nd grade of high school. One day, she finds a letter in a classroom desk. The letter has only the word "like" written on it. The person who wrote the letter is Jun Setoyama. He happens to be…

  5. 5To Every You I've Loved Before

    To Every You I've Loved Before (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    While struggling to make friends after his parents’ divorce, Koyomi Takasaki meets Kazune Takigawa, but apparently, they already have. Kazune reveals that she’s from World Line 85, an alternate universe in which she…

  6. 6Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation

    Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance

    As Sasaki prepares for his college entrance exams, Miyano tries to make the most of their limited time together while grappling with his own emotions.

  7. 7The Matchmaker's Playbook

    The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But…

  8. 8Her Blue Sky

    Her Blue Sky (2019)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance

    High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo…

  9. 9Every Day

    Every Day (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…

  10. 10The Last: Naruto the Movie

    The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance

    Two years after the events of the Fourth Great Ninja War, the moon that Hagoromo Otsutsuki created long ago to seal away the Gedo Statue begins to descend towards the world, threatening to become a meteor that would…

  11. 11Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting

    Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    A film adaptation of the Last Nanto General story arc from the manga, depicting the final battle between Kenshiro and Raoh that led to Kenshiro becoming the successor of Hokuto Shinken. Some events from the manga /…

  12. 12To Me, the One Who Loved You

    To Me, the One Who Loved You (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    Koyomi Hidaka and Shiori Sato meet at his father’s research center and begin to fall in love, but so do their parents, who eventually marry. To avoid becoming stepsiblings, they decide to run away to a parallel…

  13. 13Evergreen Love

    Evergreen Love (2016)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    Sayaka works at a office. She's not very good at her job or with love. One night, she finds a man, Itsuki, collapsed in front of her home. She takes him inside and they begin to live together. Itsuki teaches Sayaka…

  14. 14Initial D: Third Stage

    Initial D: Third Stage (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    With high school graduation right around the corner, Takumi Fujiwara has a lot on his mind and a lot to prepare for. Everything becomes even more complicated when Takumi is offered a spot on Ryosuke Takahashi's elite…

  15. 15The Liar and His Lover

    The Liar and His Lover (2013)

    ★ 7.6/10Also romance

    Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular…

  16. 16Holiday Date

    Holiday Date (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.

  17. 17Daytime Shooting Star

    Daytime Shooting Star (2017)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance

    Fifteen-year-old country girl Suzume Yosano has to move to Tokyo to live with her uncle due to her father's transfer. She bumps into a mysterious man who ends up taking her to her uncle's place after she gets lost…

  18. 18The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2

    The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    In 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…

  19. 19The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1

    The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1 (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10Also romance

    August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, introducing himself to her. But Shiki…

  20. 20Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

    Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

    ★ 8.5/10Also romance

    In 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.

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