K-Drama Top Japanese Manga Live-Actions
Here are my favorite Japanese live-action manga drama and movie adaptations. I have also not completed the majority of the actual manga for these live actions; thus, my rankings are more so based on the movies alone.
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1. Sky of Love
Japanese Movie - 2007
One of the first Japanese language movies I watched (outside of Anime) and perhaps one of the first Asian language movies I watched ever! I thought the leads Yui Aragaki and Haruma Miura (may he rest in peace) had great chemistry. I have not seen the Japanese drama adaption of Koizora but, based on covers/trailers alone I prefer the movie more
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2. I Give My First Love to You
Japanese Movie - 2009
Another Japanese movie that also has a Japanese drama adaption. I have seen both adaptations where I personally prefer the movie once again as I felt that it had more emotion and chemistry in it despite being a movie. I also often found myself rewatching the movie as the main leads Mao Inoue and Masaki Okada are so cute together!
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3. Closest Love to Heaven
Japanese Movie - 2017
This is another Japanese live-action that I find myself rewatching simply because of the great chemistry between the two main leads and cute storyline.
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4. As Long as We Both Shall Live
Japanese Movie - 2023
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5. The Black Devil and the White Prince
Japanese Movie - 2016
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6. In House Marriage Honey
Japanese Drama - 2020, 7 episodes
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7. Marmalade Boy
Japanese Movie - 2018
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