Why watch?

Ren Nagase and Natsuki Deguchi play a couple that has six months left together, and what sounds like maudlin premise actually becomes completely devastating. Director Takahiro Miki doesn't manufacture tears — there are scenes where they just sit and talk, or she shows him things she wanted to see, and you feel like you're watching an ending. The film doesn't skip moments. Two hours doesn't feel rushed, no frame feels wasted.

Who is it for?

Watch this in the evening when you want something emotional but not bleak — it's about two young people dealing with time in a way that feels different from typical tearjerker dramas. If you liked films like Your Name or A Walk to Remember, you'll connect with the vibe here. There's a sex scene and some mature moments, so better for older teens and adults, but no violence or heavy language.

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Drawing Closer

余命一年の僕が、余命半年の君と出会った話。

2024 · 1h 59min8.3PG-13
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With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.

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Akito is seventeen and has one year left to live, but meeting a girl with only six months changes everything about how he wants to spend that time. Ren Nagase plays him with this quiet intensity — you can feel how he's decided to stop waiting for his own life to end and start actually living it. Director Takahiro Miki builds something that feels like watching two people squeeze every possible moment out of the time they have together, no melodrama, just genuine connection. If you connected with films like Your Name or A Silent Voice, this has that same emotional directness.

Why watch?

Ren Nagase and Natsuki Deguchi play a couple that has six months left together, and what sounds like maudlin premise actually becomes completely devastating. Director Takahiro Miki…

Who is it for?

Watch this in the evening when you want something emotional but not bleak — it's about two young people dealing with time in a way that feels different from typical tearjerker dram…

Similar titles

If you connected with how Coraz bliżej takes a terminal diagnosis and keeps it grounded in ordinary moments—just two people talking, laughing, noticing each other—then try Your Nam…

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