Love Strikes!

2011 1h 58m JA

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7.6

BANGER

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6.8

IMDB

★7.6TMDB · 40★6.8IMDB · 1,229

ComedyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki, pure and naive office worker Rumiko, beautiful shop assistant Ai and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mirai Moriyama
Yukiyo Fujimoto
Masami Nagasawa
Miyuki Matsuo
Kumiko Aso
Rumiko
Riisa Naka
Ai
Yoko Maki
Motoko
Hirofumi Arai
Yuichi Shimada
Nobuaki Kaneko
Daisuke Yamashita
Lily Franky
Takuya Sumida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hitoshi One
Writers: Hitoshi One
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hitoshi One, shot by Wataru Miyamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Taisei Iwasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yusuke Ishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mirai Moriyama and Masami Nagasawa and Kumiko Aso carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1916708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hitoshi One directs. Wataru Miyamoto behind the camera. Taisei Iwasaki scores. Yusuke Ishida cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Hitoshi One, shot by Wataru Miyamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Taisei Iwasaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yusuke Ishida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mirai Moriyama and Masami Nagasawa and Kumiko Aso carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1916708 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.