Movies like Uwakoi
If Uwakoi's mix of romance, school and youth stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Uwakoi's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Look Back
2024 · Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama · 58 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: school · Also a Japanese drama
Popular, 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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The First Slam Dunk
2022 · Directed by Takehiko Inoue · 125 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: romance · Also a Japanese comedy
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure.
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From Up on Poppy Hill
2011 · Directed by Goro Miyazaki · 91 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: romance · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
Yokohama, 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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Almost Friends
2017 · Directed by Jake Goldberger · 105 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: romance · Also drama and comedy · From the same decade (2010s)
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend.
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BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-
2024 · Directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa · 91 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
When 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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All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 · Directed by Shunji Iwai · 146 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract…
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Battle Royale
2000 · Directed by Kinji Fukasaku · 113 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.