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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

20047.32h 18m

Overview

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

Directed by Isao Yukisada
Written by Yuji Sakamoto, Kyouichi Katayama, Chihiro Ito
Produced by Kei Haruna, Minami Ichikawa
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Top Cast

Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Sakutaro Matsumoto

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Ritsuko Fujimura

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Aki Hirose

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Young Sakutaro Matsumoto

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Shigezou Matsumoto

Kankuro Kudo

Kankuro Kudo

Ryunosuke Oki

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Johnny

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Young Ryunosuke

Rio Kanno

Rio Kanno

Young Ritsuko

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Aki's Father

Themes & Keywords

regretbased on novel or bookloss of loved oneterminal illnessflashbacklovefirst lovelong distance relationshipfiancéeflirtatious womanathletic girlemotional healing

About Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World is a drama, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of regret, based on novel or book, loss of loved one, terminal illness, flashback, love. Directed by Isao Yukisada, it stars Takao Osawa, Ko Shibasaki, Masami Nagasawa. While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

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