Movies Like Book Girl
If you liked Book Girl (2010), a animation and drama movie directed by Shunsuke Tada, 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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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…
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Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and dramaA high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in love.
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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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Look Back (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and dramaPopular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a…
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and romanceIn Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
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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…
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Whisper of the Heart (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and dramaShizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
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Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and dramaIn their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
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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.
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Fireworks (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and romanceMoshimo, Japan. The annual fireworks festival is about to take place and a group of schoolboys, arguing over whether they are round or flat when viewed from different angles, set out to find it out.
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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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From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and dramaYokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off…
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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…
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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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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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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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Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and romanceAs Sasaki prepares for his college entrance exams, Miyano tries to make the most of their limited time together while grappling with his own emotions.
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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…
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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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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…