Both are calm, slow, lowkey japanese movies following characters arriving at a new place, meeting new people, forming new relationships after theyre hit with unexpected tragedy. They also both deal with grief and loss and depict some of the realities of life and moving on. Theyre quite hopeful. Both films also share the same director which explains the similar vibe.

Both films follow gay male leads navigating love and friendships. They have romantic and funny moments but theres also tragic elements and drama that partially also arises from one of the characters being in the closet. They share the same director as well.

Own voices mlm stories with cute romance and comedy bits. Theyre enjoyable and lighthearted and follow adult working men. Theres a couple with an age gap in both too.

Both movies were adapted from manga by the same mangaka. Theyre heavy, dramatic and kind of strange films with dark themes and imagery. There is a recurring character (Yoshikawa Kozue) that connects both stories.

Both are short wlw kdramas in which the characters meet because of a project at uni. Theres opposites attract, small height gap, kisses..

Rather low budget comedy scifi movies about time loops! They were made my the same director, so theyre ought to be similar.

Uni students dealing with love and friendship. The characters are film enthusiasts, particularly romance movie nerds, and reenact scenes from the romance classics, for example "love, actually".

Both are cute sapphic romance dramas, in which a romance blooms between two strangers. Really lovely and romantic with kiss scenes. However, both also tackle unrequited love as the best friend of the mc harbours a secret crush.

Both japanese films tackle the topic of mental illness and depict characters struggling with their life and mental health. They can get quite ugly and serious.

The main character in both has serious mental issues caused by several different factors. Because of her mental illness and seeking out/being forced into treatment, they meet other women and form bonds. Both movies also tackle s**cdal thoughts and eating disorders.

Both are japanese movies about a female writer with mental health issues/illnesses like depression. She has romantic relationships with quirky guys also. Both films have funny but also serious moments, although body drop asphalt takes itself a lot less serious.

Both movies take place in a mental institution and combine both funny/humorous with trahic/serious elements. In both theres characters dealing with different mental health issues, among those for example eating disorders.