Words of Devotion: To the End of the World

2010 1h 29m JA

💀

4.8

SKIP

★4.8TMDB · 8

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

IT guy meets corporate golden boy. They can’t stand each other—until they maybe can’t stop thinking about each other.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Uenobori Makoto
Sasaki Hirofumi
Ryunosuke Kawai
Tamura Shinji
Mina Shimizu
Kentarô Sakai
Saito Yasuka
Tachibana Miyako

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Kaneda
Writers: Keiko Konno, Hiroko Kanasugi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 16 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Words of Devotion Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Takashi Kaneda, shot by Yuji Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Uenobori Makoto and Ryunosuke Kawai and Mina Shimizu carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt1673553 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Kaneda directs. Yuji Imai behind the camera. Yukako Kobayashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Part of the "Words of Devotion Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Takashi Kaneda, shot by Yuji Imai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Yukako Kobayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Uenobori Makoto and Ryunosuke Kawai and Mina Shimizu carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1673553 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "jealousy", "smoking", "romance", "business".