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RUNTIME
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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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The Reunion: Forbiddden Love
2016 1h 10m JA
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A romantic drama depicting a housewife vacillating between a former lover and her husband directed by Narita Yusuke who was involved in the "Abunai Deka" and "BE-BOP High School" series. Odashima Yumiko (Kumakiri Asami), a housewife, lives a happy albeit unexceptional life with her older husband Yukihiko (Motomiya Yasukaze), an orthopedist. One day, a couple moves into the home opposite their own. Yumiko learns their new neighbor is her former lover Miyazawa Koji (Okuchi Kengo) and his wife...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Asami Kumakiri
Odashima Yumiko
Kengo Ôkuchi
Miyazawa Koji
Yasukaze Motomiya
Odashima Yukihiko
Yurika Akane
Chie Suzuki
Tomoka Takeda
Yûya Tokumoto
Madoka Arai
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yusuke Narita
- Writers
- Shūji Kataoka
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Love Stories 2 Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Asami Kumakiri and Kengo Ôkuchi and Yasukaze Motomiya carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt5282024 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yusuke Narita directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Part of the "Love Stories 2 Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Asami Kumakiri and Kengo Ôkuchi and Yasukaze Motomiya carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt5282024 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 70 min · 1h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Part of
Love Stories 2 Series
Love Stories 2 Series
Also by
Yusuke Narita
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Legend Pictures
JP
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2016-01-23
Also known as
International titles
- Reencounter Forbidden LoveJP
