Movies Like Pornographer - Spring Life
If you liked Pornographer - Spring Life (2021), a romance and drama movie directed by Koichiro Miki, 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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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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Only Yesterday (1991)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaIn lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
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The Last 10 Years (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and romanceTwenty-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has ten years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love—until she meets a man named Kazuto Manabe at a…
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My Rainy Days (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceA cold and calculating high school student falls in love for the first time with a professor, but he's dying of brain cancer.
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The Longest Ride (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceThe lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.
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We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and dramaTwo people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
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BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also 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.
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Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also romanceYamada 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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Radiance (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and dramaThe story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.
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Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also 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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Ocean Waves (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and romanceAt 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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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 Garden of Words (2013)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and romanceTakao, 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 Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceA widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe to deliver what we want.
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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also romance and dramaAfter meeting one day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.
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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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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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Closest Love to Heaven (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also romance and dramaWhen Ninon finds out that her neighbor and popular classmate Yuiji Kira only has one year to live, she decides to go out of her way and help him attain happiness on his remaining time.
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The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romancePregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
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Fruits Basket -prelude- (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceKyoko, 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…