Japanese movies/series 🇯🇵 (+ chinese series)
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To Watch (Series)
Never-Ending Summer
· 2026
To save her gravely ill grandmother, top student Zhou Wan approaches her mother's stepson, Lu Xixiao, for funds. They fall for each other over the summer after graduation but are torn apart by misunderstandings in reality. Ten years later, they reunite at work. Though Lu Xixiao harbors resentment, his love for Zhou Wan remains. As they uncover the truth behind a "factory accident," they resolve their differences and reunite.
Silent
· 2022
Tsumugi Aoba and Sou Sakura dated in high school. They both liked music. After graduating, Sou sent her a message breaking up. She started dating Minato Togawa, a mutual friend. 8 years later, she sees Sou, only to learn he is deaf.
When I Fly Towards You
Zhu Yi · 2023
Set off by a sweet chance encounter, 16-year-old Su Zaizai finds herself helplessly drawn to Zhang Lurang — her smart, charming yet distant schoolmate.
Eye Love You
· 2024
Sparks begin to fly when a telepathic woman who'd given up on love meets a kindhearted Korean student who thinks in a language she can't understand.
The Yakuza Boss’s Beloved
· 2025
After discovering her live-in boyfriend's affair, an advertising employee moves in with her cold, feared boss — unaware he's secretly a young Yakuza leader.
Escape
Seal My Lips With a Kiss.
· 2025
Kaede Sato, newly transferred to the sales department, gets locked out and is rescued by her crush, Daisuke Shioya. When Daisuke’s roommate—someone Kaede dislikes—returns, they must hide in his closet, creating a tense and intimate situation that sparks unexpected feelings.
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To watch (movies)
Love Me, Love Me Not
Takahiro Miki · 2020
Akari is a first grade high school student. She is positive, realistic and outgoing with romance. Akari though is not good at expressing her feelings. She become friends with Yuna, who attends the same high school.
I Have a Secret
Shun Nakagawa · 2025
Kyo Otsuka is a shy high school student with zero confidence but he has feelings for Naoko Miki, the most popular girl in his class. Instead of putting himself forward, he watches her from afar as she hangs out with her energetic friends. This includes Hirofumi, Miki’s childhood friend and Kyo’s friend. Hirofumi is handsome and athletic and has a nice personality. When another shy student stops going to school, the feelings of everyone begin to change.
We Don't Know Love Yet
Mai Sakai · 2024
When they were middle school students, Eiji Aihara and Naohiko Bessho attended the same school and they were best friends. One day, Eiji's childhood friend Izumi Shiosaki transferred to their school. Eiji had feelings for Izumi, but he never told her how he felt. Naohiko though confessed his feelings to Izumi and they became boyfriend and girlfriend. Now, all three are first year high school students and attend the same school. There, they meet Koharu Fujimura, who begins to have feelings for Naohiko, Taichi Senami, who is a member of a band, and Mizuho Ikezawa, who is a literary girl and likes Eiji.
Movie
Daytime Shooting Star
新城毅彦 · 2017
Fifteen-year-old country girl Suzume Yosano has to move to Tokyo to live with her uncle due to her father's transfer. She bumps into a mysterious man who ends up taking her to her uncle's place after she gets lost. Turns out, Suzume will be seeing him a lot more often once she starts school because... he's her homeroom teacher?!
The Blue Skies at Your Feet (kind
Yuki Saito · 2022
Miyu and Shuya are high school students. They have dated for 2 years. Miyu and Shuya have a promise that no matter what, they will watch a movie together on the first day of each new month. When Miyu and Shuya are on their way to the movie theater, Shuya suddenly cancels their date. Shuya seems like he is hiding something and he acts nervous. Later, Miyu goes to the place where she is supposed to meet Shuya, but she witnesses Shuya getting into a car accident. She panics, but when she wakes up she finds herself on the morning of the accident. Miyu keeps waking up on the day when Shuya got into an accident.
And Yet, You Are So Sweet
Takehiko Shinjo · 2023
Kisaragi Maaya, 16 years old. The first love confession of her life ended in complete rejection. She vows to "never confess to someone again" in the presence of the stoic but popular Chigira-kun, while on library duty together one day.
No Longer Heroine
Tsutomu Hanabusa · 2015
Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.
One in a Hundred Thousand
Koichiro Miki · 2020
Rino Sakuragi (Yuna Taira) is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani (Alan Shirahama) who attends the same high school. They have been close since their middle school days. Rino holds special feelings for Ren Kiritani, but she is unable to tell him how she feels because he is popular. One day, Ren confesses to Rino that he likes her. They begin to date and enjoy their time together, but Rino is diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Honey Lemon Soda
Kōji Shintoku · 2021
Ishimori Uka is very shy and has a hard time making friends. When she was a middle school student, students made fun of her by calling her "stone". Around that time, she met Miura Kai with lemon color hair. Because of him, she entered the same high school. Uka now wants to overcome her shyness and have friends. Kai is a popular student at the school, but he doesn't talk much or seem interested in others. He doesn't know why, but he becomes concerned with Uka. Uka has admired Kai, and she now has feelings for him. Kai has a secret, which no one knows.
Heart Beats
Hiroto Takahashi · 2021
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 friend, but Tsukasa still has feelings for him. Meanwhile, Hayato becomes attracted to Tsukasa.
Wolf Girl and Black Prince
Ryuichi Hiroki · 2016
Erika Shinohara is a first year of high school student. While talking to friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." In reality, Erika Shinohara doesn't have a boyfriend. Erika's friends soon begin to doubt her story and Erika is also running out of lies. Erika then sees a pretty boy on the street and takes his picture discreetly. She later shows his picture to her friends as her boyfriend. The boy in the picture is Kyouya Sata and happens to attend the same school as Erika. She tells Kyouya about her situation and asks him to be her pretend boyfriend. Even though Kyouya has a pretty appearance, he has a dark side.
Lock-On Love
Noboru Iguchi · 2018
An endearingly inept guy who has killer looks but zero experience with girls falls in love with a hard-to-get beauty.
Peach Girl
Kōji Shintoku · 2017
While everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and lonely. Can Momo confess her love to her classmate, Toji, or will her best friend Sae steal him away? It's a bittersweet drama of growing up and fitting in.
Say 'I Love You'
日向朝子 · 2014
Mei Tachibana era es una estudiante de secundaria. Debido a un incidente traumático cuando era una niña, Mei ha sido incapaz de hacer amigos o tener novios. Por error, Mei daña al alumno más popular de la escuela llamado Yamato Kurosawa. De alguna manera, a Yamato Kurosawa le interesa Mei Tachibana.ya que de alguna forma tienen algo en común. Un día, Yamato Kurosawa besa a Mei Tachibana para salvarla de un acosador. A partir de ese beso, comienza su historia de amor.Pero ellos tienen que luchar por su amor ya que Yomato es el chico más popular de la secundaria y muchas chicas se interesan en él. También más tarde llega un amigo de Yamoto y se interesa en Mei ya que son muy parecidos.
The Black Devil and the White Prince
Sho Tsukikawa · 2016
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 punishment for going against him. It is Yū Akahane's first kiss. Since then, she becomes obedient to Haruto Kurosaki.
Lovesick Ellie
Koichiro Miki · 2024
Eriko Ichimura has an ordinary and unnoticed student life at her high school. Her only joy is to watch popular male student Akira Omi and imagine them being a couple. She writes down those thoughts on her social media account under the name of Lovesick Ellie. Akira Omi seems like a perfect guy, with good looks and gentle personality. One day, she witnesses Akira Omi spouting vulgar language and she realizes he is kind of like a two-faced person. Making things worse, her fantasy thoughts are discovered by him. He thinks that she is funny and he approaches her.
L♡DK: Two Loves Under One Roof
Taisuke Kawamura · 2019
Aoi Nishimori and Shūsei Kugayama are in love and they begin to live together secretly. Suddenly, Shūsei's cousin, Reon Kugayama, comes to them. Their secret is discovered by Reon. Now, Aoi, Shūsei, and Reon begin to live together.
Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight
Takahiro Miki · 2022
Maori agrees to date smitten classmate Toru on the condition that they don't fall in love. After all, she can only hold on to memories for 24 hours.
Orange
橋本光二郎 · 2015
Naho, una estudiante de instituto, recibe una carta escrita por ella misma pero fechada 10 años en el futuro, en vista de lo cual toma medidas para intentar cambiar el destino del que ahora tiene conocimiento.
Our Secret Diary
Kentarō Takemura · 2023
Nozomi Kuroda is in the 2nd grade of high school. One day, she finds a letter in a classroom desk. The letter has only the word "like" written on it. The person who wrote the letter is Jun Setoyama. He happens to be the most popular boy at the high school. Nozomi Kuroda feels embarrassed, but she eventually leaves a reply in a shoe closet at school. This is how their secret exchange diary begins. Nozomi Kuroda soon learns that the intended recipient for the first letter was her best friend. Nevertheless, Nozomi Kuroda is attracted to Jun Setoyama, who expresses his thoughts and feelings unlike her. She's unable to tell him the truth that the person exchanging messages is her and not her best friend.
You Made My Dawn
Mai Sakai · 2023
Fukagawa Seiji is a high school student with silver color hair. He is free-spirited and fond of painting. He tells people exactly what he thinks, but he also has a mysterious side. His classmate is Niwa Akane. Akane is a model student who always wears a face mask. At first, she doesn’t like Seiji, but she is attracted by Seiji's paintings and his blunt personality. They get close with each other, and they both have their own secret they can’t tell anyone. Adapted from the novel "Yoru ga Aketara, Ichiban ni Kimi ni Ai ni Iku" (When the Dawn Breaks, I’ll Be the First to See You)
Closest Love to Heaven
Taisuke Kawamura · 2017
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.
Stella Next to Me
Hana Matsumoto · 2025
Chiaki, a normal teenage girl, has a crush on her best friend Subaru, a rising Japanese actor. She must decide whether to take her shot or risk losing him.
Waiting For Spring
Yuichiro Hirakawa · 2018
Mitsuki is shy and rather isolated at school. Towa is on the basketball team and Mitsuki's class-mate. Due to circumstances, Mitsuki soon begins to socialize with four jocks of the basketball team, which affects her self-esteem, her social status, her loneliness and her life. She finds a new lease in her school life.
Marmalade Boy
廣木隆一 · 2018
La historia empieza cuando los padres de Miki le comunican que van a divorciarse. Han conocido a otro matrimonio, el amor ha surgido entre ellos y han decidido intercambiar de pareja. Pero para que no se diga que no piensan en su hija, han tomado la decisión de vivir todos juntos en la misma casa: las dos nuevas parejas, Miki… y el guapísimo hijo adolescente de los Matsuura, Yuu.
Brother Trap
· 2023
Akari es una estudiante universitaria de segundo año que se ha vuelto tímida respecto al amor debido a una relación fallida. Mientras está en una fiesta, conoce a un estudiante más joven de la universidad, Izumi, y aunque lucha por olvidar a su ex se siente atraída por él. Las cosas parecen ir bien entre ellos dos hasta que un día ella se reúne con su ex novio, Yamato, quien resulta ser el hermano mayor de Izumi.
Series
Good Morning Call
Yue Takasuka · 2016
A high school girl finally gets her own apartment, but she has to share it with the most popular boy in school. No one can know they're living together.
Cinderella Again
· 2022
Shion Hagino is a 29-year-old beauty consultant. Although she has never had a boyfriend, Shion leads a happy and fulfilling life. However, one day, Shion participates in a blind date party and it triggers a flashback where she was rejected by her first love back in high school, who told her, "If you're going to confess, you should at least do something about your appearance". As if drawn back by her past trauma, Shion somehow goes back in time and becomes a 17-year-old high school student again. Using the makeup techniques she has honed, Shion decides to move towards a different timeline as compared to what happened 12 years ago.
I Will Be Your Bloom
· 2022
Asuka had once realized her goal to become a teacher, but after a gutting failure, she gives up her dream profession and becomes extremely withdrawn. After a series of events, she finds herself becoming a live-in housemother for a dorm… where the boy-band septet 8LOOM live together! At the dorm, she is reunited with her former student Dan—as a teacher, Asuka used to encourage him to go for his dreams. Inspired by Dan's leadership in the band and his passion for making his dream come true, Asuka, too, regains the passion she had in her teaching days and comes to terms with her own failure.
Cursed in Love
· 2020
Nao spent her formative years living at Kogetsuan, a well-established Japanese confectionery shop, where her single mother worked as a pastry chef. She is the same age as Tsubaki, heir to the store, and they become each other's first love. One morning, Tsubaki's father and head of Kogetsuan is stabbed and found covered in blood. Nao's mother is arrested based on the six-year-old Tsubaki's testimony and the little girl is kicked out of the shop. Nao's mother died while the investigation was going on, preventing the truth to emerge. Fifteen years later, the case is still shrouded in mystery. Is she really the culprit?
An Incurable Case of Love
· 2020
Nanase fell in love with Dr. Tendo five years ago. Now she's a nurse and ready to meet him again. But he's nothing like the nice guy she thought he was!
She Was Pretty
· 2021
Hasebe Sosuke is the deputy editor-in-chief for the Japanese version of the fashion magazine "The Most" which is released in 30 countries worldwide. He is an unfriendly and cool rationalist. He's been transferred from the New York branch to complete a particular mission. When he was young, he was fat and often bullied. Now a handsome elite, he strives to meet his first love again. On the other hand, Sato Ai is unemployed and living with her best friend. After her company went bankrupt, she's eventually hired as a helper. She's a cheerful, energetic, and honest person. In her youth, she was a beautiful honor student who has now grown into a self-conscious person. Although she meets Sosuke again, she doesn't want to reveal her identity.
I Cannot Reach You
Mika · 2023
Longtime friends and total opposites, Yamato and Kakeru always stick together. When the reserved Yamato admits his feelings, can everything change?
School Trip: Joined a Group I'm Not Close To
· 2025
An awkward teen joins a group of popular classmates on a school trip, sparking an unexpected romance with the most popular and charming boy in school.
Alice in Borderland
· 2020
Un aficionado a los videojuegos y sus dos amigos se ven atrapados en una versión paralela de Tokio, donde deben competir en sádicos juegos para sobrevivir.
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
· 2005
Set at a famous high school for the super-wealthy, this is a puppy love story centered on Tsukushi Makino, a poor girl, and the F4 gang of rich kids headed by the rough and fearless Prince Charming, Tsukasa Domyoji.
Coffee & Vanilla
· 2019
A love story between Risa Shiroki and Hiroto Fukami. Twenty year old Risa Shiroki comes to Tokyo from her hometown in the countryside to attend university. Pretty and popular with male students, she has never had a boyfriend and dreams of having a sweet love. One day, thirty year old Hiroto Fukami appears in front of her. He is business man who appears to be gentle and looks perfect. As romance blossoms between them, Risa discovers Hiroto's dark past.
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
Koto Nagata · 2013
At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Kotoko Aihara, who isn't that smart, notices pretty boy Naoki Irie. She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't express her feelings to him, but finally has a chance to tell him how she feels. Unfortunately, Naoki turns Kotoko down, saying "I don't like dumb women." One day, Kotoko Aihara's house is severely damaged by an earthquake. Until the house is rebuilt, Kotoko Aihara and her father decide to live with her father's friend. When Kotoko Aihara moves to her new temporary house, she is surprised to learn that Naoki Irie lives there as well.
Hidden Love
· 2023
Since high school, Sang Zhi has had a crush on Duan Jiaxu. When fate brings them together again, they find a chance to embark on a sweet relationship.
Brother Trap
· 2023
Akari es una estudiante universitaria de segundo año que se ha vuelto tímida respecto al amor debido a una relación fallida. Mientras está en una fiesta, conoce a un estudiante más joven de la universidad, Izumi, y aunque lucha por olvidar a su ex se siente atraída por él. Las cosas parecen ir bien entre ellos dos hasta que un día ella se reúne con su ex novio, Yamato, quien resulta ser el hermano mayor de Izumi.
Dropped
Teen Bride
英勉 · 2017
Karin Oriyama, 16 years old. She is in high school and... she's about to get married!
My Brother Loves Me Too Much
· 2017
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 are not blood related. One day, Setoka's first love Takane Serikawa appears after many years and approaches her.
Our Youth
· 2024
Jin Minase, a dedicated student, finds his routine disrupted when he repeatedly encounters Hirukawa, a classmate from a rough neighborhood. Their unexpected interactions make Jin question his own life choices.
Candy Color Paradox
Isaku Natsume · 2022
Reporter Satoshi and photographer Motoharu clash as they investigate the biggest scandals, but sparks begin to fly as they uncover secrets together.
Speed and Love
Yu Chung-chung · 2025
After her parents' divorce, Jiang Mu reunites with her adopted brother Jin Chao, now a hardened young man living a dangerous life in Thailand. Despite their growing distance, Jiang Mu's unwavering love helps bridge the gap between them, leading to a journey of healing and redemption as they fight to rebuild their bond and face their struggles together.
Secret love with prince
Dropped but going to rewatch
The First Frost
Zhu Yi · 2025
Wen Yifan, by chance, ends up living with her high school classmate Sang Yan, whom she once rejected. They keep their distance until Wen Yifan learns from Sang Yan that she sleepwalks, intertwining their lives once more.
