5 JAPANESE ROMANCE MOVIES TO WARM YOU UP ON A COLD WINTER’S NIGHT

5 JAPANESE ROMANCE MOVIES TO WARM YOU UP ON A COLD WINTER’S NIGHT

Romantic movies. Your dream love comes along and knocks you off your pathway in life and sends you into complete disarray. Or you meet the love of your life after a random meet-cute and realize you have been missing them your whole life. Whatever the case may be, love has a way of sweeping you off your feet.

Here are a few romantic movies that will have you swooning in no time.

Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

1. Your Eyes Tell

Gaga Corporation
Gaga Corporation
Gaga Corporation

What’s It About: Akari lost her eyesight in a tragic accident. She also lost her parents in the accident. Akari struggles to live a happy life and tries to enjoy the little things. One day Akari mistakes Rui as someone else and begins to talk to him. Rui is a wary kickboxer with a dark past. Something bad happened and he decided to distance himself from society. The two form a friendship and eventually feelings for each other. Soon enough, the two find out they are more connected than they realize and Rui was apart of Akari’s accident. He decides to get back into kickboxing to help pay for her eye surgery.

Starring: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ryusei Yokohama, Kyosuke Yabe

Where To Watch: Amazon Prime

Watch The Trailer Here:

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2. Romance Doll

Kadokawa Pictures
Kadokawa Pictures
Kadokawa Pictures

What’s It About: Tetsuo fell in love with Sonoko at first sight. After a whirlwind romance, the two quickly get married. After some time, the marriage becomes sexless. Tetsuo hides a secret from his wife. He secretly makes sex dolls for a living. Sonoko also hides a darker secret from Tetsuo. One day, she decides to confess her secret to him. Will the marriage be able to survive each other’s secrets?

Starring: Yu Aoi, Issey Takahashi, Kenta Hamano

Where To Watch: Netflix

Watch The Trailer Here:

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3. Last Letter

Toho
Toho
Toho

What’s It About: Yuri Kishibeno lives with her husband and two children. After her older sister Misaki Tono passes away, she returns to her hometown. There Yuri meets her niece, Ayumi. Ayumi is still unable to accept her mother’s death and hasn’t opened a letter left behind by her mother. Yuri recieves and invitation to her sister’s class reunion. She gets mistaken as Misaki by Kyoshiro Otosake. Kyoshiro is now a novelist and he exchanges information with Yuri whom he assumes is Misaki. The two begin to exchange letters. In one of the letters, Kyoshiro declared he’s always loved Misaki and named one of his books after her. Yumi pretends to be her sister and replies. After some time, Yuri and Kyoshiro meet again where she reveals the truth about Misaki.

Starring: Hideaki Anno, Masaharu Fukuyama, Suzu Hirose

Where To Watch: Currently Unavailable To Stream

Watch The Trailer Here:

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4. Make A Bow And Kiss

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

What’s It About: Based on the manga series, “Ichirei Shite, Kisu” by Yakko Kaga. It tells the story about An Kishimoto, a girl that has been in love with kyudo, the Japanese martial art of archery ever since she was a little girl. Working hard for the past six years at kyudo, she has become quite proficient. Now a senior in high school, An Kishimoto needs to find someone talented enough to take her place as president of the kyudo club at school. Youta Mikami is extremely talented in archery. He has rarely lost a competition, but shows no real enthusiasm for the art or the club. Youta takes it upon himself to sweep An off her feet after she names him her successor. Things take an intersting turn when Youta reveals his secret crush.

Starring: Masaki Nakao, Elaiza Ikeda, Katsuhiro Suzuki

Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki

Watch The Trailer Here:

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5. Closest Love To Heaven

Showgate
Showgate
Showgate

What’s It About: Based off the manga series, “Kyo no Kira kun” by Rin Mikimoto. Ninon Okamura has a pet parrot that she likes to let hang out on her shoulder. She does not have any firends at school. Yuiji Kira is Ninon’s classmate and next door neighbor. He dates lots of girls and harrasses other students. He hides a secret from everyone. He is terminally ill and has only one year left to live. Ninon learns Yuiji’s secret from her parents. She decides to go out of her way to help Yuiji and help him attain happiness with the time he has remaining left.

Starring: Taishi Nakagawa, Marie Iitoyo, Shono Hayama

Where To Watch: Rakuten Viki

Watch The Trailer Here:

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