Japanese Romance Movies
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1. Botanical Books (2016)
112 min | Drama, Romance
Sayaka works as a property agent. One day after work, she finds a man, named Itsuki, collapsed outside her house. She takes him in and they start to live together. Itsuki teaches her about cooking and plants, but holds many secrets.
Director: Kôichirô Miki | Stars: Jôji Abe, Kazuyuki Aijima, Duncan, Hana Imai
Votes: 515
2. Dogwood Tree (2010)
128 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
This is a love story of a couple over the span of 10 years. Kouhei fell in love with Sae at first sight and soon they became a couple. But they had to part as Sae aims to go to a college in Tokyo while Kouhei is an aspiring fisherman.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Tôma Ikuta, Nichola Grant, Manatsu Hayashi
Votes: 1,306
3. My Teacher (2017)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Kosaku Ito (Toma Ikuta) teaches world history at a high school. He looks inflexible, but, in fact, he has a warm heart. Hibiki Shimada (Suzu Hirose) is a student and she has a crush on ... See full summary »
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Manami Higa, Suzu Hirose, Tôma Ikuta, Kentarô Itô
Votes: 1,365
4. Close Range Love (2014)
118 min | Drama, Romance
A smart high school student falls in love with her new handsome English teacher after she begins to receive one-on-one tutoring from him.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Nana Komatsu, Mika Akizuki, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 2,047
5. Closest Love to Heaven (2017)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
When Ninon found out that her neighbor and popular classmate Yuji only has one year to live. She decided to go out of her way and help him attain happiness on his remaining time.
Director: Taisuke Kawamura | Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Marie Iitoyo, Shôno Hayama, Rieko Miura
Votes: 769
6. Policeman and Me (2017)
124 min | Comedy, Romance
A single high school freshman attends an adult dating mixer under the pretense that she is older. There she meets a man and soon finds out he's a cop.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Tao Tsuchiya, Mahiro Takasugi, Tina Tamashiro
Votes: 314
7. Make a Bow and Kiss (2017)
99 min | Drama, Romance
Kishimoto An is a high school student who loves Japanese archery, which is also known as Kyudo. She has been practicing since her beginning at junior high school and is quite good. Time has... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Masaki Nakao, Minori Hagiwara, Takahisa Maeyama
Votes: 179
8. Daytime Shooting Star (2017)
119 min | Family, Romance
Suzume Yosano's parents have decided to move to Bangladesh when her father's job gets transferred there. However, they're not taking her with them. So, Suzume moves to Tokyo to live with ... See full summary »
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Mei Nagano, Shôhei Miura, Alan Shirahama, Maika Yamamoto
Votes: 710
9. Peach Girl (2017)
116 min | Comedy, Romance
Momo Adachi is a female high school student. She appears to be a wild girl due to her tan skin and dyed hair, but she is a actually naive and sweet student. Since her days in middle school,... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Shintoku | Stars: Kei Inoo, Mizuki Yamamoto, Momoko Kikuchi, Daisuke Kikuta
Votes: 647
10. The Land of Rain Trees (I) (2015)
Drama
Nobuyuki found a review website of his favorite book. He felt the same way as the website owner (Rika) about the book's story. Since then, he has interested in Rika with sensorineural hearingloss.
Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Stars: Mariya Nishiuchi, Yûta Tamamori, Jôji Abe, Yumi Asô
Votes: 84
11. Love for Beginners (2012)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Hibino, a geek girl fall in love for the first time with Kyouta, the playboy. What will happen when a zero experience girl coupled with a lot of experienced boy? Love for beginner begin.
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Emi Takei, Tôri Matsuzaka, Saki Takaoka
Votes: 862
12. Clover (2014)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A woman chooses between her childhood best friend and her stoic boss.
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Emi Takei, Mark Chinnery, Kento Nagayama, Natsuna
Votes: 252
13. From Me to You (2010)
128 min | Drama, Romance
A girl that resemble "Sadako" of the movie Ring is being feared by her classmates. She is avoided by everyone.While everyone is avoiding her, the popular boy Shota Kazehaya befriends her, and their love begins to grow.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura, Misako Renbutsu, Haru Aoyama
Votes: 2,944
14. High School Debut (2011)
93 min | Comedy, Romance
Haruna who devoted herself to softball decide to find a boyfriend in high school by instruction from Yoh, who is willingly to teach her how to get a boyfriend but with only one condition, don't fall in love with him at all.
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Junpei Mizobata, Ito Ono, Masaki Suda, Rina Aizawa
Votes: 636
15. One Week Friends (2017)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Yuki Hase befriended a lonely girl classmate when he notices that she's always alone. Upon knowing the girl, he found out a serious matter about her that can either make him put a space between them, or make them closer to each other.
Director: Shôsuke Murakami | Stars: Haruna Kawaguchi, Kento Yamazaki, Seika Furuhata, Sairi Itô
Votes: 1,522
16. Orange (2015)
139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
Director: Kôjirô Hashimoto | Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Ryûsei, Hirona Yamazaki
Votes: 1,970
17. Paradise Kiss (2011)
115 min | Drama
A chance encounter leads Yukari, a burnt out high school student, to a group of dedicated fashion design students. She becomes their model for their graduating exhibition and discovers her talent for modeling.
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Shunji Igarashi, Kento Kaku
Votes: 1,769
18. Kiyoku yawaku (2013)
126 min | Comedy, Romance
Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still ... See full summary »
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Masaki Okada, Yûki Furukawa, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 643
19. My Rainy Days (2009)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Seventeen year old high school student Rio Ozawa is always the center of attention due to her beauty. Yet Rio has never cared about anyone but herself due to her traumatic past. Her friends... See full summary »
Director: Yuri Kanchiku | Stars: Nozomi Sasaki, Shôsuke Tanihara, Hikaru Yamamoto, Mitsuki Ôishi
Votes: 2,387
20. The 100th Love with You (2017)
116 min | Drama, Romance
Aoi and Riku, who have been friends since they were five years old, are part of a band with other students at university they attend.
Director: Shô Tsukikawa | Stars: Seizô Fukumoto, Keiko Horiuchi, Yuki Izumisawa, Hideyuki Kasahara
Votes: 1,142
21. The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Hisashi and Mai are set to have their wedding ceremony in three months. Unfortunately, Mai falls ill and lapses into a coma.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Tao Tsuchiya, Tetta Sugimoto, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Votes: 1,103
22. Jinkusu!!! (2013)
123 min | Romance
South Korean exchange student Yoon Ji-ho tries to make love bloom between her uptight classmate Kaede and Yusuke, a very shy boy she's infatuated with since middle school.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Hyomin, Kurumi Shimizu, Kento Yamazaki, Su-kyeong Jeon
Votes: 152
23. Days with You (2009)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Natsuki takes care of her young autistic brother. She then meets her old childhood friend and falls in love, unfortunately he suffers from a serious illness.
Director: Amiy Mori | Stars: Erika Toda, Kazuki Katô, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Midoriko Kimura
Votes: 108
24. I'm Underage But I'm Not a Child (2017)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Karin Oriyama is 16 years old. She is in high school and about to get married.
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Kento Nakajima, Yûna Taira, Yuri Chinen, Sylvia Grab
Votes: 248
25. Midnight Sun (2006)
119 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Kaoru has a sickness that hindered her to go out when the sun is up. Despite this sickness, she fell in love with a boy named Koji. If she decides to pursue her love, it will mean risking her life.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Yui, Takashi Tsukamoto, Kuniko Asagi, Eri Fuse
Votes: 1,953 | Gross: $9.03M
26. Tori Girl! (2017)
98 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Toriyama Yukina is finally in at the university of her choice to major in science. She studied hard to get in. The school is not exactly as she had imagined however. She has a crush on Kei ... See full summary »
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Elaiza Ikeda, Shôtarô Mamiya, Mahiro Takasugi
Votes: 237
27. ReLIFE (2017)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A young man, failing at life, is offered a new start as a 10 years younger high-school student.
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Yûna Taira, Mahiro Takasugi, Elaiza Ikeda
Votes: 1,140
28. The Anthem of the Heart (2017)
119 min | Drama, Family
Takumi is on his class' community outreach group. His teacher assigns more students to the group including a student who, due to a mishap, has foregone speaking. The class has to perform a ... See full summary »
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Anna Ishii, Kento Nakajima, Kyôko Yoshine, Kan'ichirô Satô
Votes: 202
29. The Girl in the Sun (2013)
128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then Mao was bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Masaki Suda, Tôko Miura, Tetsuji Tamayama
Votes: 1,023
30. Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman returns from the dead to her guilt-ridden husband and son, but she cannot remember them.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shidô Nakamura, Akashi Takei, Karen Miyama
Votes: 5,021
31. Hot Road (2014)
119 min | Drama, Romance
About a sad and fierce love between 14-year-old Kazuki and 16-year-old Haruyama. Kazuki lives with her mom but she doesn't like her mom's lover and feels deserted. This leads Kazuki to get into trouble.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Non, Hiroomi Tosaka, Yoshino Kimura, Rina Ohta
Votes: 283
32. Initiation Love (2015)
110 min | Romance
An ordinary guy falls in love with her dream girl Maya. Maya feels doubt and betray when they begin a long term relationship. Her feeling completely reverses some day.
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Shôta Matsuda, Atsuko Maeda, Tsurutarô Kataoka, Fumino Kimura
Votes: 1,153
33. The Liar and His Lover (2013)
117 min | Romance
A love story between a famous 25-year-old songwriter, who keeps his identity hidden from the public, and a 16-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masataka Kubota, Takashi Sorimachi
Votes: 1,591
34. Fukumen-kei Noise (2017)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A girl who loves to sing, Nino Arisugawa experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, ... See full summary »
Director: Kôichirô Miki | Stars: Jun Shison, Hayato Isomura, Yôsuke Sugino, Ayami Nakajô
Votes: 86
35. Hatsuyuki no koi (2007)
102 min | Romance
Min is a Korean boy moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. ... See full summary »
Director: Han Sang-hee | Stars: Lee Joon-gi, Aoi Miyazaki, Seon-Yeong Baek, Yeon-hui Gu
Votes: 971
36. My Little Monster (2018)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Haru is a trouble maker absentee. Shizuku is a frigid study geek. They may be a weird combination, but Haru is eager to cling to Shizuku.
Director: Shô Tsukikawa | Stars: Masaki Suda, Tao Tsuchiya, Yûki Furukawa, Minami Hamabe
Votes: 795
37. Marmalade Boy (2018)
127 min | Romance
Two sets of parents divorce and marry each other, while their children Miki and Yuu are caught in the middle and start falling for each other.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Hinako Sakurai, Ryô Yoshizawa, Rei Dan, Nina Endô
Votes: 395
38. Hanii (2018)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Nao is normally shy at school. It is a surprise when Taiga propositions her for a date and eventual marriage. Nao means to say 'no,' but says 'yes' instead not knowing how to reject such a ... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Shintoku | Stars: Shô Hirano, Yûna Taira, Nana Asakawa, Kaho Mizutani
Votes: 402
39. Rainbow Days (2018)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rainbow Days centers on a group of four male high school students who are close friends: Natsuki, Tomoya, Keiichi, and Tsuyoshi. The four boys have no club activities, and they hurry ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Iizuka | Stars: Reo Sano, Nozomi Bandô, Mayu Hotta, Taishi Nakagawa
Votes: 285
40. Our Meal for Tomorrow (2017)
109 min | Drama, Romance
Ryota and Koharu are high school students. Ryota is indifferent to people and says very little. Koharu is not afraid of to speak her mind and she has a bright personality. Since a game of ... See full summary »
Director: Masahide Ichii | Stars: Yûko Araki, Hairi Katagiri, Chieko Matsubara, Karen Miyama
Votes: 383
41. Principal: Am I in a Love Story? (2018)
112 min | Comedy
After her parents divorced, Sumitomo Shima lived with her mother. She felt uncomfortable living with her stepfather and she was unable to hang out with people at her high school. Shima ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara | Stars: Mashiro Ayano, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Shiori Ishikawa, Rina Kawaei
Votes: 169
42. Ranma ½ (2011 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Romance
Ranma, who suffers from a curse that turns him into a girl whenever he is splashed with cold water. In order to remove the curse and inherit a dojo, Ranma seeks out a secret hot spring, but he encounters a mysterious enemy.
Director: Ryo Nishimura | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Kento Kaku, Natsuna, Arata Furuta
Votes: 341
43. Drowning Love (2016)
111 min | Drama, Romance
Natsume - a teen fashion model from Tokyo - feels empty after having moved into a country town with her family. One day, she meets Koh, heir of Shinto priest family and finds herself falling under the spell of a selfish yet handsome boy.
Director: Yûki Yamato | Stars: Nazuki Amano, Mickey Curtis, Masami Horiuchi, Miwako Ichikawa
Votes: 1,360
44. I Just Wanna Hug You (2014)
122 min | Romance
Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. ... See full summary »
Director: Akihiko Shiota | Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Ryô Nishikido, Jun Fubuki, Aya Hirayama
Votes: 377
45. Prince William (2014)
75 min | Drama
If you had a chance to live a much different life, would you take it? A happy-go-lucky fishmonger, Liu Wen-Pin (A-Pin) (Kunda Hsieh), lives and works in a small village and has for the most... See full summary »
Stars: Kunda Hsieh, Andrea Chen, Paul Hsu, Pao-Ming Ku
Votes: 8
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