Movies Like Dogwood Tree (2010)

Dogwood Tree is a 2010 drama, romance film from Nobuhiro Doi with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with After the Rain and Linda Linda Linda.

Drama Romance

After the Rain

2018

Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club. Working part-time at a restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man.

7.5

MagicScore

Linda Linda Linda

2005

Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".

7.5

MagicScore

Voices in the Wind

2020

Eight years after the devastating tsunami, the wounds it left in Japan have still not healed. In her touching search for answers, Haru sets out on a long, eventful journey to her home town, where she lost her family in the flood.

7.3

MagicScore

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

6.9

MagicScore

Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead

2012

Wracked with guilt over her younger sister's suicide, pretty young karate student Megumi accompanies a group of older friends on a camping trip into the woods, where they're attacked by feces covered undead.

5.0

MagicScore

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

2021

An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

7.2

MagicScore

Seven Days: Friday - Sunday

2015

Yuzuru asked Touji out as a half-hearted joke, not expecting to be taken seriously. Touji accepted, and Yuzuru knew he was like the rest, the relationship begins on a Monday and ends on Sunday. What he did not expect was the feelings that went beyond friendship that emerged. It's now Friday, and the end is approaching. But is it? Yuzuru may be mourning the inevitable, but what about Touji? Friday begins the end, but Sunday reveals all.

6.2

MagicScore

It's a Summer Film!

2021

Barefoot and her friends decide to make a samurai movie, gather a unique cast and staff for the production, and try to screen it at their school festival.

7.4

MagicScore

One in a Hundred Thousand

2020

Rino Sakuragi (Yuna Taira) is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani (Alan Shirahama) who attends the same high school. They have been close since their middle school days. Rino holds special feelings for Ren Kiritani, but she is unable to tell him how she feels because he is popular. One day, Ren confesses to Rino that he likes her. They begin to date and enjoy their time together, but Rino is diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

7.3

MagicScore

#10

L♡DK

2014

Aoi Nishimori's parents moved to another city for work, but Aoi didn't want to transfer to a new high school. She stays behind and lives in an apartment by herself. Shūsei Kugayama moves in next to Aoi's apartment. Shūsei is a very popular student at their high school. Due to a mistake, Aoi makes the sprinkler go off in his room. Until Shūsei's room is fixed, he stays with Aoi.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Flying Colors

2015

A high school girl, Sayaka Kudō was the bottom of the class. After a year, she improved her deviation value from 30 to 70, then passed Keio University that is considered one of the most difficult to enter in Japan.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

The Cat Returns

2002

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

From the End of the World

2023

Hana is a normal high school student, unsatisfied in her daily life. One day she had a dream and met a 10-year-old girl living in Sengoku Era. The girl lives hard with poverty and misfortune in that world and the two are going to have a sisterhood friendship. When Hana wakes up, she is taken away by the government special agency and subject to severe scrutiny about her dream. There is something called Akashic Record and the destinies of all humans follow that record. And the future record of all mankind is gone in a month. The key to solving the problem is the girl who appeared in Hana's dream.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

K-On! The Movie

2011

With graduation right around the corner, every member of the Light Music Club except for Azusa will be leaving for good. But the girls aren’t going to let something as silly as graduation tear them apart! For their final hurrah, the girls are going on the ultimate vacation tour— all the way to London! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they take the stage one last time for their final encore together.

7.9

MagicScore

#15

Let's Go, Jets!

2017

Female students, including Hikari Tomonaga, from a high school cheerdance club follow strict instructions from their teacher Kaoruko Saotome. They compete at the USA Cheerdance Championship.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Whispering Corridors 6: The Humming

2021

After being appointed as the vice-principal of her alma mater, Eun-hee becomes plagued by hallucinations. Branded a troublemaker by the teachers, Ha-young hears strange sounds coming from the school's dilapidated restroom.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2010

Akari Yoshiyama is graduating high school soon and is expected to lead new life after she passes the university entrance exam, while her mother is working as a pharmacologist. However, her mother has a car accident and the situation is totally changed. She decides to go to 1972 to fullfil her mother's wish.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

The Machine Girl

2008

The life of a young, Japanese schoolgirl is destroyed when her family is killed by a Ninja-Yakuza family. Her hand cut off, she replaces it with various machines-of-death, and seeks revenge.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Girl at the Window

2022

A troubled teenage girl who’s struggling to cope with the accidental death of her father suspects that the mysterious killer stalking her hometown is not only her neighbour but her mother’s new romantic interest.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

The Hot Flashes

2013

An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.

4.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dogwood Tree?

The top films similar to Dogwood Tree by MovieMagicScore are After the Rain (7.5), Linda Linda Linda (7.5), Voices in the Wind (7.3). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dogwood Tree worth watching?

Dogwood Tree holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 45 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Dogwood Tree?

Dogwood Tree (2010) is a drama, romance film directed by Nobuhiro Doi, starring Yui Aragaki, Toma Ikuta, Osamu Mukai.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dogwood Tree?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Dogwood Tree

This ranked list pairs Dogwood Tree (2010), a drama and romance film from Nobuhiro Doi, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Yui Aragaki take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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