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8 May 2004 (Japan)
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While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days. full summary | add synopsis
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A Memorable Romance
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Takao Ôsawa | ... | Sakutaro Matsumoto | |
| Kou Shibasaki | ... | Ritsuko Fujimura | |
| Masami Nagasawa | ... | Aki Hirose | |
| Mirai Moriyama | ... | Sakutaro Matsumoto (High School) | |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki | ... | Shigezou Matsumoto | |
| Kankurô Kudô | ... | Ryunosuke Ooki | |
| Kanji Tsuda | ... | Johnny | |
| Issei Takahashi | ... | Ryunosuke (high school student) | |
| Rio Kanno | ... | Ritsuko (girl) | |
| Tetta Sugimoto | ... | Aki's Father | |
| Katsutaka Furuhata | ... | Johnny (high school) | |
| Kenta Uchino | ... | Classmate | |
| Aki Nishihara | ... | Classmate | |
| Masaru Miyazaki | ... | Classmate | |
| Marie Kawaguchi | ... | Classmate |
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Also Known As:
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (International: English title)
Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World (Hong Kong: English title) (DVD title)
Shouting Love from the World's Center (International: English title) (informal literal title)
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Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World (Hong Kong: English title) (DVD title)
Shouting Love from the World's Center (International: English title) (informal literal title)
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138 min
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Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu, a Japanese romance novel by Katayama Kyoichi, sold over 3 million copies in Japan alone.
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References The Right Stuff (1983)
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Hitomi wo Tojite
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As a rule, I avoid romance tales and this one was nearly no exception. I didn't see it in the theaters when it was out last year, even though friends recommended it. Just by chance, I rented the DVD. It is available in Japan with English subtitles. Now, after several days, I can't stop thinking about it.
Sakutaro is a man in his mid-thirties about to marry Ritsuko, a woman in her late twenties. While getting ready to move, Ritsuko encounters an old audio cassette tape she forgot she had. Though she knew what the tape was, she had never heard it. After locating a store that still sells audio cassette players, she listens to it for the first time. It takes her on a pilgrimage to her (and Sakutaro's) childhood home town. She leaves a message telling him that she's going away for a while.
By chance, Sakutaro learns where Ritsuko went and he goes there. He finds himself on a pilgrimage of his own.
I can't proceed much further, but it can be said that this is not a frivolous love story. I deals with the permanence of love in a most touching and original way. I really hope this film finds its way out of Japan. I gave this movie an eight out of ten.