Like Someone in Love (2012)

In Tokyo, a young prostitute develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.

Director:

Abbas Kiarostami

Writer:

Abbas Kiarostami (screenplay)

Stars:

Tadashi Okuno, Rin Takanashi, Ryo Kase

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Tadashi Okuno	...	Takashi Watanabe
Rin Takanashi	...	Akiko
Ryo Kase	...	Noriaki
Denden	...	Hiroshi
Reiko Mori	...	Nagisa
Kaneko Kubota	...	Akiko's grandmother

Storyline

In Tokyo, a young prostitute develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | young woman | mistaken identity | grandfather | old man | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 September 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kao neko zaljubljen

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,813 (USA) (15 February 2013)

Gross:

$221,390 (USA) (19 April 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euro Space, MK2 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film had the production title The End which was also the initial name of the movie.

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Quotes

Noriaki: [subtitled version] What do they teach them in there? As if dusty, old, foreign books will open their eyes.

User Reviews

One of the worst movies of the century, so far.

This aimless exercise was a complete waste of time, I want that two hours of my life back. Plot less, characters with no motivations, long, agonizing takes with excessive "street noise" for faux-effect. In one scene inside a third-floor apartment with the windows closed, the soundtrack sounded like the action was taking place in the middle of a busy street.

The set-up might have been intriguing, if it went anywhere. It did not.

In one scene, the audience was actually subjected to viewing a guy falling asleep in his car while stopped at a traffic light. In real time. He nodded off, he napped, the light changed, traffic started to move.... Yawn!