Love & Peace

"love is intense, very sad and big."

2015 1h 57m JA

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6.9

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6.8

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 53★6.8IMDB · 1,321

ComedyFantasyDrama

Synopsis

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A man, who once dreamed of becoming a punk rocker, is working as a low salaryman at a musical instrument parts company. He's secretly in love with his colleague. One day, he finds a little turtle on the rooftop, naming it Pikadon.

“love is intense, very sad and big.”

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Cast

Hiroki Hasegawa
Ryoichi Suzuki
Kumiko Aso
Yuko Terashima
Toshiyuki Nishida
Mysterious Old Man
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Manager
Makita Sports
Section Chief of Ryoichi's Company
Motoki Fukami
Toru Tanaka
Toru Tezuka
Scientist
Eita Okuno
Revolution Q Band Member

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sion Sono
Writers: Sion Sono
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Shinya Kimura. 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 Yasuhiko Fukuda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Junichi Ito 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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Hiroki Hasegawa and Kumiko Aso and Toshiyuki Nishida carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "love is intense, very sad and big.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4173494 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sion Sono directs. Shinya Kimura behind the camera. Yasuhiko Fukuda scores. Junichi Ito cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Shinya Kimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yasuhiko Fukuda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Junichi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hiroki Hasegawa and Kumiko Aso and Toshiyuki Nishida carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "love is intense, very sad and big.".
7IMDB entry: tt4173494 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.