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Initiation Love

Initiation Love

20157.51h 50m

Overview

Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date and begin to date, but Takkun finds a job in Tokyo and goes there. They begin a long distance relationship, but their relationship breaks down.

Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Written by Tete Inoue, Kurumi Inui
Produced by Miho Kobayashi, Naoto Hatakeyama
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Top Cast

Shota Matsuda

Shota Matsuda

Suzuki

Atsuko Maeda

Atsuko Maeda

Mayuko Naruoka

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Miyako Ishimaru

Kanro Morita

Kanro Morita

Suzuki

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Kaido

Tomoya Maeno

Tomoya Maeno

Bon

Noritake Kinashi

Noritake Kinashi

Manager of Shizuoka Branch Office

Satomi Tezuka

Satomi Tezuka

Shiho Ishimaru

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Teruhiro Ishimaru

Ayako Yoshitani

Ayako Yoshitani

Yuko

Themes & Keywords

infidelitybased on novel or booklove trianglelong distance relationship1980sself-improvementshōwa era (1926-89)economic bubble

About Initiation Love

Initiation Love is a mystery, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of infidelity, based on novel or book, love triangle, long distance relationship, 1980s, self-improvement. Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, it stars Shota Matsuda, Atsuko Maeda, Fumino Kimura. Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date and begin to date, but Takkun finds a job in Tokyo and goes there. They begin a long distance relationship, but their relationship breaks down.

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