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Drawing Closer (2024) | Ranked Top 2% · CriticCrunch

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Drawing Closer

Movie2024·119 min

Drawing Closer

Directed by Takahiro Miki

A romance drama film directed by Takahiro Miki.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 2%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.4/10

217 ratings

About Drawing Closer

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Cozy
Story Tags: grief and loss, fate destiny, coming of age, high school campus, japan, romantic partners, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc, young first love, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Takahiro Miki
Language: Japanese

Cast

Ren Nagase, Natsuki Deguchi, Mayuu Yokota

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How Drawing Closer Ranks

All movies

Top 2%

2020s movies

Top 2%

Romance movies

Top 3%

★2020s Romance movies

Top 4%

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Drawing Closer Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfeltcontemplative

cozy

What it's about

slow-burn revealtragedy arcgrief & lossfate destinycoming of ageoutsider misfiteverymanromantic partnersstrangers forced togetheryoung first loveforbidden star crossedhigh schooljapan

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet