Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Maiko

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

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#1
April Story

April Story

1998★ 7.1

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

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place....

#2
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good

2019★ 6.5

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

When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there ...

#3
Hana Yori Dango: Final

Hana Yori Dango: Final

2008★ 7.9

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

Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. A...

#4
Shara

Shara

2003★ 6.4

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

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art s...

#5
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#6
Clannad: The Motion Picture

Clannad: The Motion Picture

2007★ 7.2

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

Plagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the ...

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