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Kyouichi Katayama (novel)
Yuji Sakamoto (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 May 2004 (Japan) more
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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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9 wins & 7 nominations more
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Acclaim from single European male in mid-thirties. more (15 total)
Cast
(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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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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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. more
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References Jing wu men (1972) more
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Hitomi wo Tojite more
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I have just returned from holiday and had the unexpected chance to view this film during a 13-hour long plane flight. It was admittedly one of 60 movies on offer - mainly in English. I once lived in Japan for several years and couldn't help but draw some parallels to my experiences and relationships whilst living there. The title does not become fully clear until you have seen the entire film so I will not spoil it for you - the best thing is to approach the film with a completely open mind, with as little knowledge of the plot as possible. Suffice to say that I found this movie captivating from the very beginning, evocatively scored (the piano music really hits the spot), beautifully photographed, and the leading characters are all sensitively portrayed by the Japanese actors and actresses involved, many of whom will not be familiar to movie-goers outside Japan. Although it runs for almost 2 hours I found that the film never dragged and developed the story and characters at a realistic pace. I was touched by this moving story so much that it had me crying too !