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Like Someone in Love

  • 20122012
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 49m
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7.0/10
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Rin Takanashi in Like Someone in Love (2012)
An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven between them in the space of twenty-four hours bears no relation to the circumstances of their encounter.
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In Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.In Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.In Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
12K
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POPULARITY
17,426
514
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    • Directors
      • Abbas Kiarostami
      • Shay Modaressi(documentary director)
    • Writers
      • Abbas Kiarostami(screenplay)
      • Mohammad Rahmani(screenplay collaborator: Grandmother's messages)
    • Stars
      • Rin Takanashi
      • Tadashi Okuno
      • Ryô Kase
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Abbas Kiarostami
      • Shay Modaressi(documentary director)
    • Writers
      • Abbas Kiarostami(screenplay)
      • Mohammad Rahmani(screenplay collaborator: Grandmother's messages)
    • Stars
      • Rin Takanashi
      • Tadashi Okuno
      • Ryô Kase
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 128Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

    Videos1

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:59
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    Photos185

    Ryô Kase in Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Tadashi Okuno and Rin Takanashi in Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Rin Takanashi in Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Rin Takanashi in Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Tadashi Okuno and Rin Takanashi in Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Abbas Kiarostami at an event for Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Marin Karmitz, Abbas Kiarostami, Ryô Kase, Tadashi Okuno, and Rin Takanashi at an event for Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Rin Takanashi at an event for Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Abbas Kiarostami at an event for Like Someone in Love (2012)
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    Rin Takanashi at an event for Like Someone in Love (2012)
    Ryô Kase, Tadashi Okuno, and Rin Takanashi at an event for Like Someone in Love (2012)

    Top cast

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    Rin Takanashi
    Rin Takanashi
    • Akiko
    Tadashi Okuno
    Tadashi Okuno
    • Takashi Watanabe
    Ryô Kase
    Ryô Kase
    • Noriaki
    Denden
    Denden
    • Hiroshi
    Mihoko Suzuki
    Mihoko Suzuki
    • The neighbor
    Kaneko Kubota
    • Akiko's grandmother
    Hiroyuki Kishi
    Hiroyuki Kishi
    • The former student
    Reiko Mori
    Reiko Mori
    • Nagisa
    Kôichi Ôhori
    Kôichi Ôhori
    • Taxi Driver
    • (as Kouichi Ohori)
    Tomoaki Tatsumi
    • The mechanic
    Seina Kasugai
    • Nagisa's friend
    Hojjat Hassanpour
    • Iman
    Ryota Nakanishi
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Abbas Kiarostami
      • Shay Modaressi(documentary director)
    • Writers
      • Abbas Kiarostami(screenplay)
      • Mohammad Rahmani(screenplay collaborator: Grandmother's messages)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the late 1990s Abbas Kiarostami was driving late at night while on a visit to Tokyo and witnessed a young girl on the side of the street dressed as a bride. In the years following, while visiting Tokyo to promote other films, he realized that he was always looking for that same girl because she had left such an impression but that he would never likely notice her again in real life because she wouldn't be wearing the same dress. This experience became the basis for the film.
    • Quotes

      Akiko: [subtitled version] I'd rather not know all the mistakes I've made. I'm depressed enough as it is.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Que Sera, Sera
      (uncredited)

      Sung by Tadashi Okuno

    User reviews48

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Hot
    Please hook me is all I thought from beginning to the end

    She was in the old man's bed and i was so envious.

    Fine super thin honey movie.

    Yes she was a liar but I didn't say I am judging based on character just skin.
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    • larry-white-
    • Jul 20, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2012 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Site (MK2) (France)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The End
    • Filming locations
      • Shizuoka, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
      • Euro Space
      • MK2 Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $239,056
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,813
      • Feb 17, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $562,878
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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