Movies Like One Summer Story

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Chef of South Polar

2009·2h 5m·★ 7.0·Shuichi Okita

2 shared crewDir. Shuichi OkitaDP: Akiko Ashizawa

The Mohican Comes Home

2016·2h 4m·★ 6.6·Shuichi Okita

2 shared crewDir. Shuichi OkitaDP: Akiko Ashizawa

Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday

2014·1h 28m·★ 6.5·Shuichi Okita

2 shared crewDir. Shuichi OkitaDP: Akiko Ashizawa

Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo

2012·1h 32m·★ 6.5·Hajime Kamegaki

TMDB recommendsStarring Daisuke Namikawa

The Solitary Gourmet

2025·1h 51m·★ 7.0·Yutaka Matsushige

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Woodsman and the Rain

2012·2h 9m·★ 7.1·Shuichi Okita

Starring Kanji FurutachiDir. Shuichi OkitaComedy & Drama

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

2022·1h 36m·★ 8.5·Mamoru Hatakeyama

Fans also likedStarring Miyu Tomita

American History X

1998·1h 59m·★ 8.5·Tony Kaye

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Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

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Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game

2017·1h 30m·★ 7.7·Shunsuke Tada

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My Little Monster

2018·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Sho Tsukikawa

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie

2013·1h 39m·★ 7.3·Tatsuyuki Nagai

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Flying Colors

2015·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Nobuhiro Doi

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Yesterday

2004·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Darrell James Roodt

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Midnight Diner 2

2016·1h 48m·★ 7.4·Jōji Matsuoka

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Trinity Seven: Eternity Library & Alchemic Girl

2017·55m·★ 6.6·Hiroshi Nishikiori

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A Gentle Breeze in the Village

2007·2h 1m·★ 7.1·Nobuhiro Yamashita

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus

2013·32m·★ 6.7·Ei Aoki

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The School for Good and Evil

2022·2h 29m·★ 5.9·Paul Feig

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How Good Is One Summer Story?

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