Nisekoi: False Love

2018 1h 57m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 60

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Raku Ichijo (Kento Nakajima) is an only son and a high school student. His father is the leader of yakuza group Shuei-gumi. Raku Ichijo doesn't like to fight and he studies hard. His dream is to become a public official. One day, he passes the entrance gate at his high school and is kicked inadvertently by Chitoge Kirisaki (Ayami Nakajo). She is a new transfer student at the school. Chitoge Kirisaki is the only daughter of a rival gang leader. To keep the peace between the rival gangs led by their fathers, Raku Ichijo and Chitoge Kirisaki decide to act as boyfriend and girlfriend. --asianwiki

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kento Nakajima
Raku Ichijo
Ayami Nakajo
Chitoge Kirisaki
Natsumi Ikema
Kosaki Onodera
Haruka Shimazaki
Marika Tachibana
Yuta Kishi
Shu Maiko
Kaede Aono
Seishiro Tsugumi
GENKING
Marika Matsumoto
Kyoko Nichihara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hayato Kawai
Writers: Shota Koyama, Noriaki Sugihara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hayato Kawai, 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 Yu Takami. 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 Junnosuke Hogaki 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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Kento Nakajima and Ayami Nakajo and Natsumi Ikema carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8319778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hayato Kawai directs. Shinya Kimura behind the camera. Yu Takami scores. Junnosuke Hogaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Hayato Kawai, shot by Shinya Kimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yu Takami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kento Nakajima and Ayami Nakajo and Natsumi Ikema carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt8319778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 60 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.