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:

The End

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 inspiration for the film came from one of Kiarostami's visits to Japan.

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Quotes

Noriaki: [subtitled version] If we're married, she has to answer me.
Takashi: Ideally, yes. That's why I'm saying you lack experience.

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!