Credited cast: | |||
Taishi Nakagawa | ... | Arata Kaizaki | |
Yûna Taira | ... | Chizuru Hishiro | |
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Mahiro Takasugi | ... | Kazuomi Oga |
Elaiza Ikeda | ... | Rena Kariu | |
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Sae Okazaki | ... | An Onoya |
Yûdai Chiba | ... | Ryo Yoake | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Mikako Ichikawa | ... | Michiru Ota |
Ayame Misaki | ... | Haruka Saeki | |
Naoko Watanabe | ... | Kokoro Amatsu |
Arata Kaizaki is 27 years-old and unemployed. He quit his prior job after working for the company for 3 months. Arata Kaizaki decides to take part in a research program "ReLIFE." He takes medication that makes him look 10 years younger and he is to attend high school for a year. There, he falls in love with female high school student Chizuru Hishiro.
I would describe Relife as a teen romance movie, so it's obviously quite cheesy and the story isn't very original either. But I enjoyed it. The awkward social interactions between these shy and always polite Japanese kids make it endearing to watch. It's also very wholesome. There is no vulgarity at all, which provides a nice escape from the oversexualized culture of today.