Movies like A Gentle Breeze in the Village: 20 to watch next
If you loved A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007) — a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of A Gentle Breeze in the Village most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like village life, classroom and village school. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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No Longer Heroine 2015★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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ReLIFE 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Arata Kaizaki, a jobless adult, undergoes an experiment that makes him 10 years younger. He goes back to high school and falls in love with Chizuru Hishiro, who is more than she seems.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Little Monster 2018★ 7.6
Shares: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Problem student Haru Yoshida sits next to the cold and studious Shizuku Mizutani in class. Without any other friends to turn to, both of them start to get to know each other and grow closer. Haru eventually develop feelings for Shizuku and confesses his feelings to her. Will Haru and Shizuku get their happily ever after?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Flying Colors 2015★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A high school girl, Sayaka Kudō was the bottom of the class. After a year, she improved her deviation value from 30 to 70, then passed Keio University that is considered one of the most difficult to enter in Japan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Even If This Love Disappears Tonight 2022★ 7.6
Shares: Romance, Drama
A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Close Range Love 2014★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
A smart high school student falls in love with her English teacher after she receives one-on-one tutoring from him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sky of Love 2007★ 7.7
Shares: Romance, Drama
Mika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy. She is shocked when he reveals who he is - Hiro, a delinquent attending her school. What she doesn't know is that Hiro isn't as bad as he seems.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Peach Girl 2017★ 7.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl 2019★ 8.2
Shares: Romance, Drama
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Clannad: The Motion Picture 2007★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
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 mysterious and beautiful Nagisa, and his world begins to change. While helping Nagisa revive the defunct Drama Club at their high school, Tomoya discovers that she has the same dreams. Their story starts beneath the cherry blossoms, but where will fate lead them?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hana & Alice 2004★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wood Job! 2014★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
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 after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work experience - where he becomes assimilated with the beauty of nature and the warm-hearted people of the village.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blue Spring Ride 2014★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Drama
In middle school, Futaba Yoshioka was madly in love with Tanaka Kou but he moves away with his mother. She is reunited with him later in life but he is not the same person anymore.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy 2019★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Say 'I Love You' 2014★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
Mei Tachibana is a high school student. Due to a traumatic incident when she was a kid, Mei has been unable to make friends or have boyfriends. By mistake, Mei then injures the most popular male student named Yamato Kurosawa. Somehow, Yamato Kurosawa likes Mei Tachibana and tells everyone unilaterally that Mei is his friend. One day, Yamato Kurosawa saves Mei Tachibana from a stalker by kissing her. From that kiss, their love story begins.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Your Lie in April 2016★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Romance
Arima Kousei won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kousei has been unable to hear the sound of his piano. He then meets Miyazono Kaori through childhood friend Sawabe Tsubaki. Kaori plays the violin and has a free sprit. Since meeting her, Kousei is able to face the piano again. Meanwhile, Kaori holds a secret.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- 2022★ 8.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their true selves have they really shown to one another?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stargirl 2020★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Romance
An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Story of Yonosuke 2013★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Romance, Comedy
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Silent Voice: The Movie 2016★ 8.4
Shares: Drama, Romance
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel