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10 Best Movies Like April Story

If you loved April Story, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
On the Beach at Night Alone

On the Beach at Night Alone

2017★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A foreign city. The actress Younghee, stressed by a relationship with a married man in Korea, has given up everything, as the least courtesy she can show her sincere heart. He has ...

#2
Love Letter

Love Letter

1995★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Story for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko record...

#3
Heavenly Forest

Heavenly Forest

2006★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Story for fans of Romance & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Amateur photographer Makoto and the homely but endearing Shizuru meet during their university entrance ceremony and become instant friends. Shy by nature, Makoto finds himself open...

#4
Mr. Tree

Mr. Tree

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Teased by hallucinations, Shu, a slacker living in a rural village, struggles with an ever-loosening grip on reality. Yet when one of his visions manifests as real, his fellow vill...

#5
10 Promises to My Dog

10 Promises to My Dog

2008★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with th...

#6
Wood Job!

Wood Job!

2014★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to April Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually ...