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A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)
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A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)
Original name: 天然コケッコー
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Based on a popular manga, the film is a tender coming-of-age love story set deep in Japan's countryside. When eighth grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.
Style: sincere, captivating, disturbing, romantic
Plot: schoolgirl, teenager, first love, japanese teenager, village life, true love, school, countryside, teenage girl, love and romance, teenage life, teenage love, relationships, schoolboy, romantic relationship, couples, love affair, adolescence, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, villager, love interest, teen romance, couple relations, coming of age ...
Place: tokyo

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, romantic and disturbing films with plots about teenager, relationships, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, love story and couple relations mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like A Gentle Breeze in the Village: Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014), Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets (2017), Through My Window (2022), Heart Beats (2021), Suddenly This Summer (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Abandoned by her mother, young Ichiko leaves her life in the city to live off the land in Komori, a small town nestled among the mountains in rural Japan. Despite the void left by her mother’s disappearance, Ichiko comes to enjoy her independence ...
Style: psychological, visually appealing, thought provoking, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot: food, japanese girl, farmer, solitude, mother issues, nature, village life, slice of life, countryside, provincial life, japanese culture, agriculture ...
Place: japan
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92%
Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Energy-conservative high school student Houtarou Oreki ends up with more than he bargained for when he signs up for the Classics Club at his sister's behest—especially when he realizes how deep-rooted the club's history really is. ...
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating, anime
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100%
Through My Window (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Raquel's longtime crush on her next-door neighbor turns into something more when he starts developing feelings for her, despite his family's objections.
Style: romantic, entertaining, psychological, sincere, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teen romance, romantic relationship, love, teenage love, teenager, love affair, teenage boy, love and romance, first love, young girl, neighbor, teenage girl ...
Time: 2020s
Place: barcelona, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Heart Beats (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: When Tsukasa was a middle school student, she had a crush on transfer student Hayato and even confessed her feelings to him. She was turned down by Hayato. Now, Tsukasa and Hayato are classmates in high school. Hayato treats Tsukasa as just a ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, romantic
Plot: fall in love, male female relationship, romantic relationship, love affair, teenage love, teenager, in love, couple relations, teenage protagonist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, teenage life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Suddenly This Summer (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: He Luo is a quiet and smart model student who excels in English and dreams of becoming a diplomat. Besides, she has a special hobby: She loves to fantasize and integrates the people and situations around her into manhua plots. This summer, when He ...
Style: captivating, psychological, sincere
Plot: teen romance, teenage love, long distance relationship, schoolgirl, couples, love affair, teenage protagonist, love story, teenage life, romantic relationship, teenager, male female relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Almost a Miracle (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: High school boy Machida is a loner who is not particularly good at his studies or extracurricular activities. He does seem to have his heart in the right place however. When he is injured at school instead of the school nurse at the infirmary a ...
Style: captivating, psychological, sincere, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot: school, teen romance, classmate classmate relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage love, couple relations, teenager, adolescence, classmate, love interest, love and romance, teenage life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Deep Red Love (2013)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story: High school student Juri leaps to her death. Afterwards, Juri wanders to her house, school and street. She feels loneliness as nobody else is able to see her. She talks to those that she comes across including her mother and classmates, but nobody ...
Style: suspense, mystical
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100%
Goldfish Club (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Irie plays Hiiragi Haru, a third-year high school student with no real interest in women or higher education, instead choosing to live his life idly. When he notices a first-year student named Harukawa Koto being bullied, he lends her a hand, and ...
Style: romantic, captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: relationships, bullying, high school, school, love story, adolescence, classmate, teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, classmate classmate relationship, teenage love, teen romance ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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A Stray Goat (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min.
Story: High school student Min-sik moves to a rural village with his family. There he meets Ye-joo, a classmate who became a social outcast after her father was accused of murder.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, romantic
Plot: boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage love, couple relations, adolescence, high school sweetheart, social problems, teenage boy, relationships, teen romance, love, love and romance, love interest ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
20th Century Girl (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Yeon-du asks her best friend Bora to collect all the information she can about Baek Hyun-jin while she is away in the U.S. for heart surgery. Bora decides to get close to Baek's best friend, Pung Woon-ho first. However, Bora's clumsy plan ...
Style: dorama, thrilling, romantic, psychological, captivating
Audience: teens
Plot: first love, love, teenage girl, teenager, friendship, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, relationships, teenage love, romantic relationship, love and romance, teenage life ...
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Place: korea
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29%
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Strobe Edge (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Ninako Kinoshita has never been in love until an encounter with the school's most popular boy, Ren Ichinose, leads the two to befriending each other. Ren's patient and kind personality is a far cry from his unapproachable idol status at ...
Style: shoujo, captivating, disturbing, psychological, romantic ...
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Place: east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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JJ+E (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Elisabeth and John-John live in the same city, but they inhabit different worlds.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, sincere, teen
Audience: teens
Plot: teenager, love, first love, long distance relationship, school, nordic, love story, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, in love, relationships ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Along for the Ride (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The summer before college, Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on nightly quests to help Auden experience the fun, carefree teen life she never knew she wanted.
Style: romantic, disturbing, captivating, psychological, teen ...
Audience: date night, teens, teen drama
Plot: summer, teen romance, love and romance, romantic relationship, dating, teenager, insomnia, couple relations, teenage protagonist, adolescence, relationships, friendship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Anishoara (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Moldova
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Anishoara is a 15 years old girl from a small village in Moldova. Her village is situated in a picturesque valley between rolling hills. Life seems calm but archaic alone with her old grandfather Petru and her little brother Andrei. In summer she ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, sincere
Plot: village life, teenage life, teenage love, teenage girl, life is a bitch, village, love story, teen romance, first love, family life, teenager, adolescence ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2020)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Kiyosumi’s affection for his schoolmate Hari grows after he saves her from bullying, but a dark secret she’s unwilling to share threatens their bond.
Style: captivating, disturbing
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 83 min.
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Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
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Pacchigi! (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
My Heart Leaps Up (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 94 min.
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Style: romantic, captivating
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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His Girlfriend (2015)
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Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Teen romance is complicated for a boy who's secretly in love with a college girl but who's also captured the heart of a high school freshman.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.8
 4K
Sky Of Love (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: During her freshman year in high school, Mika Tahara (Yui Aragaki) loses her cellular phone, but later finds it in the school library with the help of an unknown caller. Throughout the summer, Mika and the mysterious caller continue to communicate, ...
Style: romantic, sweet, bad ending, sentimental, sincere ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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32A (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: This story is set in the "in-between" time of a girl's life, when she is no longer a child and not yet a woman. We open with our heroine, Maeve, putting on her new snow white bra, and stepping out into the world as a young woman. She ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
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Time: 70s
Place: ireland, dublin ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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 59
The Good Son (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Bonjour tristesse: Teenager Luc lives with his mother Liliane and his little brother Paul in Paris, has to cope with the fact that his mother is a prostitute and practically raise his brother alone. Luc is disillusioned. One day, little Paul wants ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Audience: teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Unlock Your Heart (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Ai has had a crush forever on her classmate Tatoe. When she finds out that Tatoe is in a secret relationship with another girl, she sets out to sabotage their plans for the future.
Style: romantic, thrilling, captivating, psychological, lgbt cinema ...
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Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Blindly in Love (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Kentaro is an unsocial 35-year-old who lives with his parents and has never dated a woman. When Kentaro’s parents set up an arranged marriage interview with a girl named Nahoko and her parents, he falls in love for the first time in his life. ...
Style: romantic, light, captivating
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Place: east asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A high school girl and boy are part of the student council at a pricey school. They have a crush on one another, but have kept it under wraps so far. With awareness and an inkling of what the other one feels for each the challenge becomes to make ...
Style: romantic, entertaining, captivating, funny, light ...
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Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.8
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The Red Thread (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: teenage life, adolescence, teen romance, couple relations, grownups, romantic relationship, teenage girl, male female relationship, couples, teenage protagonist, spirituality, dysfunctional family ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Koizora: Setsunai Koi Monogatari, or Koizora for short, is a 2005 best-selling Japanese coming of age and romance novel written by Mika. Originally posted on the cell phone website "Mahō no iLand", where chapters would be released ...
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological, tear jerker
Plot: star crossed lovers, teenage girl, teenager in love, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, in love, relationships, adolescence, couple relations, true love, romantic friendship, schoolboy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
My Pretend Girlfriend (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Story: Noboru is a high school student who isn't popular at all. He looks up to senior student Miyazaki who is one of the most popular guys at school. Miyazaki has two girlfriends: Momose and Tetsuko. Momose and Tetsuko have totally different ...
Style: romantic, light, captivating, shoujo
Plot: love story, first love, high school, relationships, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, friends, love interest, romantic relationship, pretense, male female relationship ...
Place: east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: An under-aged couple fall in love, face opposition from the girl's wealthy parents, elope, and go on the run from the police.
Style: romantic, disturbing, captivating, sincere
Plot: teenager, teenage love, teen romance, romantic friendship, family disapproval, pregnant teenager, fall in love, romantic relationship, friendship, love affair, love, couple relations ...
Time: year 2009
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Unrequited Love (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Luo Zhi has a crush on an outstanding boy named Sheng Huainan and follows up his steps to get into the same university. They have to get over problems between themselves and their families, and make progress in their relationship.
Style: romantic, captivating, light, romantic drama
Plot: youth, love and romance, teenage love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, romantic relationship, couple relations, fall in love, love affair, teenager, teenage life, in love, love story ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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