If you loved April Story, try Hana & Alice
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Both films are directed by Shunji Iwai, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to April Story, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Hana & Alice is
Here's a film about teen girl antics, for those who enjoy that sort of thing. Two best friends both crush on the same somewhat hapless boy. After an accident gives him amnesia, they both decide to take advantage. It's a slight film, but it certainly delivers on awkward teen romance.
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