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The Place Promised in Our Early Days
2004 Japanese anime film created and directed by Makoto Shinkai
Beck
Japanese manga series
Saikano
, also known as She, the Ultimate Weapon, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 1999 to October 2001, with its chapters collected in seven volumes.
The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 Japanese animated film directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi
Honey Lemon Soda
Japanese manga series
Solanin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2006. In North America, the manga was licensed for English language release by Viz Media.
After the Rain
Japanese manga series
Say I Love You
Japanese manga series
A Scene at the Sea
1991 film by Takeshi Kitano
Himitsu no Akko-chan
Japanese manga series
Her Blue Sky
2019 anime film directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
Japanese manga series
Valley of Flowers
2006 film by Pan Nalin
Still the Water
2014 film by Naomi Kawase
Nana & Kaoru
Japanese manga series
Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru
Japanese manga series
Hal
2013 anime film directed by Ryōtarō Makihara
Scarlet
2025 anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Hana and Alice
2004 film by Shunji Iwai
The Torture Club
2014 film by Kōta Yoshida
The Woman in the Silver Plate
2016 film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Koizora
2007 film by Natsuki Imai
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Japanese light novel series
Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu
Japanese manga series
Rainbow Song
2006 film by Naoto Kumazawa
The Moon Has Risen
1955 film by Kinuyo Tanaka
Hanamizuki
is a 2010 Japanese romance drama film inspired by the lyrics of a love song of the same name by Yo Hitoto. The film is directed by Nobuhiro Doi, and its script was written by Noriko Yoshida. The film spans the ten-year period from 1996 to 2006, and it stars Yui Aragaki as Sae, a high school student who later grows into a young adult. Toma Ikuta also stars in this film, playing the role of Kouhei, Sae's boyfriend and an aspiring fisherman.
The Sea Is Watching
2002 film by Kei Kumai
Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare
Japanese manga
The Liar and His Lover
2013 film directed by Norihiro Koizumi
The Dancing Girl of Izu
1933 film by Heinosuke Gosho
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle
2016 film by Shunji Iwai
Your Lie in April
2016 film by Takehiko Shinjō
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
2010 Japanese anime fantasy action film
Sweet Poolside
2004 film by Daigo Matsui
Shokubutsu Zukan: Unmei no Koi, Hiroimashita
2016 Japanese film
Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend
2013 Japanese erotic romance film directed by Takashi Ishii
10DANCE
is a 2025 Japanese boys' love film, based on the manga of the same name by Inouesatoh, directed by Keishi Ōtomo, starring Ryoma Takeuchi and Keita Machida. The film was released on Netflix on December 18, 2025. In the first week of its release, 10Dance became the 4th most watched non-English film on the platform, with 2,6 million views. The movie was partially filmed in Blackpool, United Kingdom.
Snowfall in Taipei
2010 film directed by Huo Jianqi
Nada Sōsō
2006 film by Nobuhiro Doi
High School Debut
Japanese manga series
Missions of Love
Japanese manga series
Densha Otoko
2005 film
Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai
2016 film by Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Moonlight Express
1999 film by Daniel Lee
Unloved
Unloved is a 2001 Japanese romance film directed by Kunitoshi Manda, starring Yoko Moriguchi, Shunsuke Matsuoka and Tōru Nakamura. It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
A Terminal Trust
2012 film by Masayuki Suo