Directed by the same director. Both films have that 50s youth vibe that I like from American movies made during this same decade. Overall, I would recommend both movies as friendly for beginners who are not that familiar with old Japanese movies yet.

Reply 1994 was one of Son Ho Jun's first roles. The scenes of his character, Dae Oh, during college in "Was It Love?" really reminded of Reply 1994. Other than that, both dramas use a similar guessing game though Reply 1994 does it better.

Both dramas star Mook. The story line of both is also similar since they both focus on Mook’s character reuniting with an ex-boyfriend. There's motorbikes in both too, of course ;) Girl Next Room is the better of the two since I have some...issues with Mint to Be.

Both have a distinct 90s feel to them and are adaptations of extremely popular manga. They are also cheesy at times, though I enjoyed them both anyway.

Both dramas have a similar way of keeping you guessing on who the female lead will wind up with in the end. I think Reply 1997 does it better though.

Gakkou no Kaidan has been compared to Hana Yori Dango particularly by Japanese audiences. Both have a clique of wealthy students (F4/Platinum 8), who bully the other students out of boredom.

Both movies are from the wuxia genre. Director Ang Lee also cites 'A Touch of Zen' as an influence for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.

Both are apart of the director Hou Hsiao-hsien's unofficial "coming-of-age trilogy". They are slice-of-life stories with a slow-moving pace and a heartbreaking end.

Both movies were directed by Edward Yang. They have a similar pace and both have an extremely detailed world that you get sunk into.