20 movies like Japanese Story, ordered by similarity : Cloud 9(2008), The Good Girls(1960), Asako I & II(2018), Free State(2016), The Sheltering Sky(1990), Fool for Love(1985), About Last Night(2014), The Beautiful Beast(2013), Carol(2015), Southside With You(2016), The Face of Love(2013), Words and Pictures(2013) ...
Drama, Romance
Australia
2003
105 Minutes
Toni Collette Gotaro Tsunashima Matthew Dyktynski Lynette Curran Yumiko Tanaka Kate Atkinson John Howard Bill Young Reg Evans George Shevtsov Justine Clarke
business owner woman businessman australian japanese man relaxing dreamy quirky office desert australia culture clash adultery stranded interracial romance business work love discovery temptation
Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Romance, Drama
Japan|France
2018
119 Minutes
Erika Karata Masahiro Higashide Sairi Itô Kôji Nakamoto Kôji Seto Misako Tanaka Daichi Watanabe Rio Yamashita
woman love interest ex-boyfriend friend businessman dreamy charming passionate emotional tender japan house road countryside lost love love triangle new love romance love adventure
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Drama, Romance
South Africa|India
2016
98 Minutes
Nicola Breytenbach Andrew Govender Leleti Khumalo Deon Lotz Terwadkar Rajiv Rolanda Marais Quentin Krog Paul Eilers Bobby Van Jaarsveld
woman indian man love interest family rival police officers major terrorist disheartening disturbing emotional gripping moving powerful south africa town hometown love forbidden love
A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden love affair between a white girl and an Indian man during the Apartheid system in South Africa.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
UK|Italy
1990
137 Minutes
John Malkovich Debra Winger Campbell Scott Jill Bennett Timothy Spall Eric Vu-An
couple woman man artist friend adventurer engaging emotional charming melodramatic desert sahara sahara desert relationships romance attraction danger happiness lovers love
An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.
Drama
USA
1985
105 Minutes
Sam Shepard Kim Basinger Harry Dean Stanton Randy Quaid Martha Crawford Louise Egolf Sura Cox Jonathan Skinner April Russell Deborah McNaughton Lon Hill
woman man half brother lover ex-boyfriend adult brash dark intense emotional melodramatic gripping united states motel las vegas love relationships incest fighting past loves
May is waiting for her boyfriend in a run-down American motel, when an old flame turns up and threatens to undermine her efforts and drag her back into the life that she was running away from. The situation soon turns complicated.
Romance, Drama
USA
2014
100 Minutes
Kevin Hart Michael Ealy Regina Hall Joy Bryant Christopher McDonald Adam Rodriguez Joe Lo Truglio Paula Patton Catherine Shu David Greenman Bryan Callen
friend man businesswoman best friend woman athlete amusing charming cheeky bedroom bar restaurant stadium apartment office relationships dating friendship male bonding casual sex
Follow two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.
Drama, Romance
USA
2013
110 Minutes
Shona Kay Brad Johnson Melanie Gardner Don Cosney Chantel Flanders Robyn Kemp Garrick Dean Ben Hopkin Kimberly Mellen
socialite man love interest melodramatic lighthearted moving city forest united states love change life lessons true love love discovery transformation 2010s
'Godfather of hipsterdom' Gavin McInnes goes on a stand-up comedy tour with his best friend from high school and things go from bad to worse to downright catastrophic.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Romance, Biography, Drama
USA
2016
81 Minutes
Tika Sumpter Parker Sawyers Vanessa Bell Calloway Jerod Haynes Alex Zelenka Donald Paul Gabrielle Lott-Rogers Jeremy Michael Pereira Deanna Reed-Foster Phillip Edward Van Lear TayLar
couple law student president adviser first lady man woman african-american african-american woman family charming cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming lighthearted chicago city romance first date
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
92 Minutes
Annette Bening Ed Harris Robin Williams Jess Weixler Amy Brenneman Linda Park Jeff Parise Kim Farris
widow woman man love interest husband art teacher moving emotional engaging endearing united states love romance loneliness lie secret love temptation 2010s
A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada|Australia
2013
111 Minutes
Clive Owen Juliette Binoche Amy Brenneman Bruce Davison Keegan Connor Tracy Adam DiMarco Valerie Tian Eva Allan Janet Kidder David Lewis Josh Ssettuba
woman man teacher art teacher english teacher student brooding charming emotional intense moving quirky witty uplifting prep school school america competition love courtship
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
Drama, Romance
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Spencer Boldman Emily Ratajkowski Sebastian Maniscalco Lucas Salvagno Kathrine Narducci Noah Robbins Gino Cafarelli Jen Cohn Grace Wan Peter Gaudio
italian-american jewish woman love interest mother father racer passionate emotional engaging charming intense heartwarming long island, n.y. america new york city road home love star-crossed lovers romance
Set in the 1980s, a young Italian-American from the "wrong side of the tracks" falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island.
Drama, Romance, Comedy
India
2016
150 Minutes
Alia Bhatt Shah Rukh Khan Atul Kale Angad Bedi Kunal Kapoor Ira Dubey Yashaswini Dayama
career woman man lover emotional melodramatic airy amusing heartwarming india career desire relationships new experiences bollywood romance love metamorphosis temptation 2010s
Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life's imperfections.
Romance, Drama
2019
76 Minutes
Aki Omoshaybi Pippa Bennett-Warner Amy Manson Kola Bokinni Ben Tavassoli Amanda Lawrence Karen Bryson Tori Butler Hart Matthew Butler Hart Deano Mitchison Suzette Llewellyn
single mother job seeker man emotional endearing engaging intense united kingdom romance hard times struggle discovery love transformation 21st century
Drama, Romance
2018
82 Minutes
Aure Atika Nicolas Bauwens Tommy Lee Baïk Ilian Bergala Pierre Cartonnet Marie Denarnaud Félix Maritaud
young man man gay man classmate concierge boyfriend intense brooding suspenseful melodramatic emotional profound hotel club school past homosexuality partnership first love trust
Romance
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Sofía Vergara Alysia Reiner Cecily Strong Chris D'Elia Beanie Feldstein Deon Cole Phil Hendrie Angel Parker Rebeka Montoya Xosha Roquemore Adam Shapiro
woman man scientist newlywed married man married woman girlfriend boyfriend love interest amusing charming cheeky confident cool creative emotional intricate passionate playful spirited
What makes a woman swipe right for Mr. Wrong? Sofía Vergara and Whitney Cummings star in this fresh, witty look at the science behind our romantic missteps.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Amy Adams Rooney Mara Chris Pratt Olivia Wilde Matt Letscher Kristen Wiig Spike Jonze Portia Doubleday
man writer amusing charming heartwarming home office city computer world apartment love friendship male/female relationship loneliness discovery escape love 2010s
In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
Other, Drama, Romance
USA
2015
85 Minutes
Shenae Grimes Steve Lund Ron Lea Hannah Spear Jane Moffat Penny Eizenga Sara Botsford Derry Robinson Katie Boland Neil Whitely Scott Wickware
young man young woman assistant factory owner factory worker love interest charming amusing playful dreamy heartwarming lighthearted factory christmas helping others relationships money business love adventure
Three sisters struggle to find happiness through the holiday season as the youngest sister and bride to be is traumatized when she discovers that her first love has been hired as her wedding photographer.
Romance, Drama
India
2007
139 Minutes
Kareena Kapoor Tarun Arora Dara Singh Pavan Malhotra Kiran Juneja Saumya Tandon
businessman love interest depressed person friend charming engaging india city love work depression wealth discovery love 2000s
A depressed wealthy businessman finds his life changing after he meets a spunky and care-free young woman.