Tamako Love Story

Tamako Love Story

The end of school, the beginning of love…

Directed by Naoko Yamada

Produced by Kyoto Animation, Animation DO

201483 min7.2 / 10

A tender, gently comedic romance about a girl realizing her feelings for her childhood friend as graduation approaches, suffused with warmth and the bittersweet beauty of adolescent transition.

Devoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their friends know. With graduation closing in and Mochizo leaving for Tokyo, will Tamako realise her feelings and tell him in time?

Questions people ask

  • Does Tamako Love Story end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Tamako Love Story scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Tamako Love Story easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Tamako Love Story violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Tamako Love Story sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Tamako Love Story, and what each one shares →

Like Tamako Love Story

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Tamako Love Story

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Tamako Love Story, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Tamako Love Story, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Tamako Love Story, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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