Lovely Complex

Lovely Complex

Well love doesn't always follow such logic as Love Complex shows.

Directed by Kitaji Ishikawa

Produced by Shochiku, TFC

200699 min6.5 / 10

A lighthearted high school romance built on two misfits finding unexpected connection through shared insecurity and humor.

Koizumi Risa an unusually tall high school girl, meets the "vertically challenged" young man Otani Atsushi. They find common ground in height anxieties and interests. Risa, a tall Japanese girl, gets rejected by a boy because she is taller than him. Otani, a short Japanese guy, gets rejected by a girl because he is shorter than her. Obviously these two would make the oddest of couples and would never be a good match for each other right?

Questions people ask

  • Is Lovely Complex easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Lovely Complex violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Lovely Complex end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Lovely Complex scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Lovely Complex sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Lovely Complex

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lovely Complex

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lovely Complex, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lovely Complex, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lovely Complex, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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