Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

2020 1h 54m JA

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6.5

SOLID

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40%

ROTTEN

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5.2

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 63🥫40%Rotten Tomatoes★5.2IMDB · 612

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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An effervescent musical about one of the most unlikely couples seen on screen: two Otaku intent on hiding their nerdiness from their colleagues!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mitsuki Takahata
Narumi Momose
Kento Yamazaki
Hirotaka Nifuji
Takumi Saitoh
Tarou Kabakura
Nanao
Hanako Nonayagi
Jiro Sato
The boss
Mio Imada
Yuki Morita
Kento Kaku
Sakamoto Shinji
Tsuyoshi Muro
Bartender

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuichi Fukuda
Writers: Yuichi Fukuda, Fujita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuichi Fukuda, shot by Tetsuya Kudô. 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 Shiro Sagisu. 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 Eri Usuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Mitsuki Takahata and Kento Yamazaki and Takumi Saitoh carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9018612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuichi Fukuda directs. Tetsuya Kudô behind the camera. Shiro Sagisu scores. Eri Usuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Yuichi Fukuda, shot by Tetsuya Kudô. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Shiro Sagisu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Eri Usuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mitsuki Takahata and Kento Yamazaki and Takumi Saitoh carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt9018612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.