If you loved Drawing Closer, try We Were There: First Love
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. We Were There: First Love has roughly 8.5× fewer votes than Drawing Closer — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Takahiro Miki, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Drawing Closer, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What We Were There: First Love is
Some first loves insist on lasting a decade, even if nostalgia won’t stop the engine. A decade-long high-school romance is relit by another’s love, but one heart keeps idling in neutral. Ten years pass like seconds in the rearview.
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