Sleeping or Waking (2018)

The heart doesn't always know what it wants.
A love story so real you don't know if you're dreaming or not?
Surrealism at it's finest. Murakami would be proud.

same plotline
Girl fell in love with the boy
Boy goes missing for a few years then came back with a different personality and name.

Same Actor Higashide Masahiro

They are both stories of dark and mysterious romances that have amazing actors and great cinematography.

Both are dark romances that take place in a realistic setting of dark towns. The actors have exceptional charm to them that draw you directly into the story.

Both are slow paced stories of romance that is developed in unconventional ways. The relationships form more on their own rather than show every moment as they progress.