Movies like Love and Lies 2017

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Love and Lies (2017)
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Love and Lies (2017)
Original name: 恋と嘘
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The Japanese government carries out a program to increase the birth rate in the country. Their program analyzes gene information from its residents and selects a marriage partner for them. Aoi Nisaka is a high school student. She is in a love triangle with childhood friend Yuto Shiba and Sosuke Takachiho. Sosuke Takachiho is appointed by the government to become her husband.
Style: sentimental, touching, captivating, romantic drama, cute, sweet
Audience: teens
Plot: school, love, love triangle, teenager, parents, father son relationship, fertility, wedding, pretty girl, mother daughter relationship, niece, nubile, birth control, japanese schoolgirl, bride and groom, cute girl, airplane, blonde, model, mother, birthday, priest, restaurant, hospital, golf ...
Time: near future
Place: japan, kyoto japan
Keyword: visit, eye candy

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic, captivating, sincere and touching films with plots about mini skirt, girl wearing a miniskirt, japanese schoolgirl, short skirt, girl, schoolgirl and brunette mostly in Romance, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Love and Lies: The 8-Year Engagement (2017), My Brother Loves Me Too Much (2017), Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017), Halfway (2009), Say 'I Love You' (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Hisashi and Mai are a happy couple in their 20s who are engaged to be married. But three months before their wedding, Mai becomes seriously ill. Her heart stops momentarily, and she falls into a deep coma. Hisashi visits Mai at the hospital every ...
Style: romantic, touching, serious, sincere, romantic drama ...
Plot: memory loss, amnesia, true love, rehabilitation, illness, recovery, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, husband wife relationship, wedding party, coma, love and romance, asian ...
Place: asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
My Brother Loves Me Too Much (2017)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Setoka Tachibana is a female high school student who has confessed her feelings to other boys 12 times, but has been rebuffed each time. Her older brother Haruka Tachibana cares for his younger sister deeply, but he keeps secret from her that they ...
Style: romantic, captivating, sincere, light, feel good ...
Plot: school, feminine beauty, japanese teenager, skirt, first love, hot chick, horny, forbidden love, teacher, desire, brother sister relationship, stepbrother stepsister relationship ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: I (Takumi Kitamura) am a high school student. I happen to find a diary by my classmate Sakura Yamauchi (Minami Hamabe) that reveals she is suffering from a pancreatic disease. I spent time with Sakura, but she dies. 12 years later, due to ...
Style: captivating, sincere, thought provoking, light, romantic ...
Plot: teenage girl, terminal illness, classmate, high school, best friend, superstition, love and romance, asian, friendship, couples, family relations, illness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.3
 445
Halfway (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In this high school romance Hiro is dismayed to learn her new love Shu will be going away to college in Tokyo. She asks him not to go.
Style: romantic, crying
Plot: love story, slice of life, riverbank, horniness, asking someone out on a date, college, love, cycling, high school crush, laptop, sexuality, escape ...
Place: east asia, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Say 'I Love You' (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mei 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 Kurosawa. Somehow, Yamato ...
Style: sexy, anime, shoujo, sincere, light ...
Plot: high school crush, nubile girl, teenager, jealousy, school, classmate, family relations, friendship, couples, rivalry, society, happy ending ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Make a Bow and Kiss (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Based on the comic book by Yakko Kaga
Style: sweet, captivating, light, romantic, crying ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: female bare legs, japanese teenager, dating, sexy brunette, crush, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage girl, love, child neglect, teenage crush, father son relationship, tournament ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, japan, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
From Me To You (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Sawako Kuronuma, called Sadako by her classmates for her resemblance to the character from Ring, has always been feared and misunderstood because of her appearance. There are rumors that Sawako can see ghosts and curse people. However, despite her ...
Style: shoujo, sentimental, captivating, sweet, psychological ...
Plot: feminine wiles, love, teenage girl, school, father daughter relationship, fall in love, high school life, social misfits, couples, love story, friendship, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
After the Rain (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Akira Tachibana is a 17-year-old high school student. She was once a promising athlete, but an injury has prevented her from taking part in track and field. One day, Akira Tachibana goes to a family restaurant and the manager talks to her in a ...
Style: sexy, captivating, disturbing, sincere, touching ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot: japanese girl, unrequited love, sexually liberated, japanese schoolgirl, teenage girl, co worker co worker relationship, nubile, school, father son relationship, mother daughter relationship, restaurant, boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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We Were There: First Love (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story: "We Were There" follows the 10 year romance between Motoharu Yano (Toma Ikuta) & Nanami Takahashi (Yuriko Yoshitaka). During their high school days, Motoharu Yano was the most popular boy in school, but can't get over the ...
Style: touching, romantic, serious, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot: cancer patient, teenage love, separation, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, old friend, sadness, teenager, love story, superhero, stepmother stepson relationship, high school ...
Place: japan, tokyo, hokkaido
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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 1K
ReLIFE (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Arata Kaizaki is 27-years-old and unemployed. He quit his prior job after working for the company for 3 months. Arata Kaizaki decides to take part in a research program. He takes medication that makes him look younger and he is to attend high school ...
Style: romantic, sweet, uplifting, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: love story, rejuvenation, teenager, high school, relationships, love, fall in love, friendship, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, romantic friendship ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
 5.9
 400
Honey (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: 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 proposal. Taiga has always come across a ...
Style: emotional, sentimental, captivating, light, crying
Plot: teenager, girl, high school, love, coming of age, couples, youth, high school life, society, humble, proposal, thug ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
My Rainy Days (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money--until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love.
Style: romantic, sincere, captivating, shoujo, anime ...
Audience: date night
Plot: sexy teenager, feminine wiles, japanese teenager, hot chick, sexy girl, goddess, japanese schoolgirl, pretty woman, relationships, older man younger woman relationship, dream girl, teenage girl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Girl in the Sun (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a ...
Style: romantic, disturbing, psychological, captivating, crying
Plot: nubile girl, love story, amnesiac, ex classmate, memory, memories, meeting, in love, love interest, fall in love, family problems, love affair ...
Place: tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
You Shine in the Moonlight (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Takuya Okada (Takumi Kitamura) is a high school student. He visits his classmate Mamizu Watarase (Mei Nagano) in the hospital. Mamizu Watarase suffers from the mysterious ailment “Luminescence disease.” People who have the disease show a faint ...
Style: psychological, touching, sincere, tense, contemplative ...
Plot: love, terminal illness, teenage girl, hospitalized person, bucket list, high school friend, hospitalization, girl, japanese teenager, teenager, hospital, japanese schoolgirl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
We Were There: True Love (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story: During the 2nd year of high school in the winter season, Yano (Toma Ikuta) transferred from Kushiro to Tokyo due to a family matter. Yano and Nanami (Yuriko Yoshitaka) promised to meet again. A couple of years later, Nanami is busy finding a job, ...
Style: sentimental, touching, disturbing, suspenseful, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: renewed love, teen romance, parent child relationship, unfulfilled love, love, love affair, high school sweetheart, adolescence, couple relations, teenage love, love and romance, looking for love ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 5.4
 42
Sundome New (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Hideo's a nerd and a virgin, and he's probably going to stay that way. But when a hot new girl joins his class, he falls for her hard.
Style: captivating, disturbing, sincere, manga
Plot: japanese school, schoolgirl, nerd, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, japanese schoolgirl, sexy teenager, boy girl relationship, teenage love, teenager, new student, high school life, fall in love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Schoolgirl Complex (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: At an all female high school, a senior of the radio club becomes fascinated with the club's newest member. As graduation nears and the summer heat rises, so does the sexual tension between the girls.
Style: sexy, melancholic, touching, unusual plot structure, sentimental ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: lesbian, schoolgirl, japanese girl, japanese schoolgirl, lesbian teen, female female relationship, lesbian interest, lesbianism, lesbian couple, japanese school, teenage sexuality, asian lesbian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Close Range Love (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A smart high school student falls in love with her English teacher after she receives one-on-one tutoring from him.
Style: dorama, captivating, melancholic, romantic, bleak ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: high school romance, japanese schoolgirl, teacher student relationship, love, love story, schoolgirl, unrequited love, age difference, english teacher, male teacher female student affair, older man younger woman relationship, japanese school ...
Place: east asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 6.0
 957
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 ...
Plot: love story, japanese teenager, unrequited love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love triangle, teenager, schoolgirl, falling down, teenage girl, classmate, declaration of love, teenage love ...
Place: east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Kosuke Mizushima (Yuki Yamada) is a high school student at a provincial city and enjoys a comfortable life. One day, due to Kosuke Mizushima's excessive joke, his class is interrupted. The teacher gets upset and makes model student Mai Hayase ...
Plot: japanese school, crush, breakup, japanese schoolgirl, lgbt, high school friend, japanese girl, student, love, teenage love, unrequited love, love and romance ...
Time: 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 5.9
 640
Peach Girl (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: It's not easy being beautiful. The envy, the jealousy, the vicious rumors spread by your best friend. That's life for young Momo. While everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and lonely. Can Momo ...
Style: manga, entertaining, romantic, captivating, light ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: feminine beauty, sexy teenager, love triangle, japanese teenager, baby, high school friend, school, conspiracy, anger, suicide, teenager, brother brother relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.1
 251
Clover (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Saya Suzuki (Emi Takei) is an ordinary employee working at a hotel. She falls in love with her elite boss Susumu Tsuge (Tadayoshi Okura). Through their romance, Saya Suzuki grows as a person.
Style: romantic, captivating, shoujo
Plot: slutty attitude, employer employee relationship, co worker co worker relationship, business, marriage proposal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, supervisor, dating, boss, love and romance, romantic relationship, couple relations ...
Place: east asia, japan, paris france, mount fuji
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Demon Covered in Scars (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Mai (Rika Adachi) is a high school student. She attends a new school and there she meets her classmate Shino (Manami Enosawa). Shino was bullied by Mai's friends back in their middle school days. Table have now turned.
Style: tense, captivating, psychological
Plot: bullying, bully, japanese schoolgirl, schoolgirl, new friend, adolescence, school, teenage life, teenager, life is a bitch, social problems, new student ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 6.4
 966
Virgin Snow (2007)
Genre: Romance
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story: 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. Min falls in love at first sight and finds out that Nanae ...
Style: emotional, realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: love, couples, lovers apart, unfulfillment, fall in love, youth, japanese school, teenager, disappearance, promise, frustration, art ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, kyoto japan, asia, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 4.8
 253
You, I Love (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Rin, Yuu, Koyomi and Keita are friends in high school who live in the same apartment building. Rin and Yuu like each other, but they don’t tell each other, until Kazuma shows up.
Style: sexy, touching, sentimental, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, japanese school, teenage girl, shyness, high school, classmate, japanese teenager, teenager, neighbor, couples, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.8
 1K
Hanamizuki (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Sae (Yui Aragaki) is a high school student who is studying hard for her college entrance exams. She lost her father when she was very young and so lives with her mother Ryoko (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in Hokkaido, Japan. Her father Kemimichi (Arata) once ...
Style: romantic, shoujo, touching, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot: first love, boy, pretty girl, love at first sight, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, wedding, professor, dreaming, breakup, determination, begging ...
Place: nova scotia, japan, hokkaido, canada, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 5.9
 46
Sundome 2 (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A teenage girl transfers to a new high school. She and a boy in the class join the same school club and during one of the activities she confides in him that she was previously a male. Later admitting that the sex change was a lie, she agrees to ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, manga
Plot: sexuality, girl, schoolgirl, teenage life, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, deception, adolescence, teenager, teenage love, relationship problems, school club ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.0
 348
Real Girl (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Hikaru Tsutsui is a high school student. He enjoys animation and video games in the virtual world, but he doesn't enjoy his real life. People at his school don't even know he exists. One day, he cleans up the pool at his school with ...
Style: sexy, manga, romantic, touching, light ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: asian school, bride and groom, japanese schoolgirl, teenage girl, love, teenager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, celebration, party, girl, virgin, asian girl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Black Devil and the White Prince (2016)
Genre: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Yū Akahane moves to a dormitory room after her father's transfer from work. She is excited that she will live in the same dorm as Takumi Shirakawa, aka "White Prince." Yet, Haruto Kurosaki, aka "Black Devil", kisses her as ...
Style: captivating, contemplative, sincere, psychological, crying ...
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, crush, love triangle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship, jealousy, high school friend, couples, love, student, roommate, teenage girl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.1
 2K
L.DK (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Aoi Nishimori's parents moved to another city for work, but Aoi didn't want to transfer to a new high school. She stays behind and lives in an apartment by herself. Shusei Kugayama moves in next to Aoi's apartment. Shusei is a very ...
Style: romantic, shoujo, light, exciting, sentimental ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: japanese girl, japanese school, japanese teenager, high school, love story, high school crush, asian school, jealousy, school, student, teacher, betrayal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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