If Only vs Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7/10 for If Only). Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. If Only is the older of the two (2004 against 2019). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
If Only
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl| If Only | Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Gil Junger | Soichi Masui |
| Main cast | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Babington, Graham Turner, Neville Phillips | Nao Toyama, Maaya Uchida, Asami Seto, Masaya Fukunishi, Yuma Uchida |
Synopsis
If Only
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
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