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Ai to makoto

  • 20122012
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
773
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POPULARITY
131,929
28,203
Ai to makoto (2012)
MusicalRomance
Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Mako... Read allTroubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu , who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko , a gang member who eyes Mak... Read allTroubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu , who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko , a gang member who eyes Makoto. Also Gamuko's leader, Yuki have eyes for Makoto too. Who will get Makoto?
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
773
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
131,929
28,203
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    • Director
      • Takashi Miike
    • Writers
      • Ikki Kajiwara(manga)
      • Takumi Nagayasu(manga)
      • Takayuki Takuma(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Satoshi Tsumabuki
      • Emi Takei
      • Takumi Saitoh
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Takashi Miike
    • Writers
      • Ikki Kajiwara(manga)
      • Takumi Nagayasu(manga)
      • Takayuki Takuma(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Satoshi Tsumabuki
      • Emi Takei
      • Takumi Saitoh
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    • 7User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Satoshi Tsumabuki and Emi Takei in Ai to makoto (2012)
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    Satoshi Tsumabuki
    Satoshi Tsumabuki
    • Makoto Taiga
    Emi Takei
    Emi Takei
    • Ai Saotome childhood
    Takumi Saitoh
    Takumi Saitoh
    • Hiroshi Iwashimizu
    • (as Takumi Saitô)
    Ito Ono
    • Yuki Takahara
    • (as Ito Ohno)
    Masachika Ichimura
    Masachika Ichimura
    • Shogo Saotome
    Yo Hitoto
    • Miyako Saotome
    • (as Yô Hitoto)
    Kimiko Yo
    Kimiko Yo
    • Toyo Taiga
    Seishirô Katô
    • Makoto Taiga
    Sakura Andô
    Sakura Andô
    • Gum-ko
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    Tsuyoshi Ihara
    • Kenta Zaô
    Ken Aoki
    Ayano
    Ken Maeda
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    • Director
      • Takashi Miike
    • Writers
      • Ikki Kajiwara(manga)
      • Takumi Nagayasu(manga)
      • Takayuki Takuma(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Filming begins July 5, 2011 and finishes August, 2011.
    • Connections
      Version of The Legend of Love & Sincerity (1974)

    User reviews7

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    7/10
    Often hilarious, but overlong. Still, Miike fans will not want to miss this one.
    Very definitely worth seeing, Miike's latest starts out wonderfully strong, but tends to bog down during the middle third of its 131 minute running time. Though based on a manga, this is also a clever send-up of romantic/tragic musicals that - at its best - sets hilariously cheesy dance numbers to vintage Japanese pop songs (one song sounds very much like a variation on "Urami Bushi", aka "The Grudge Song", popular from both FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION 701 and KILL BILL: Vol. 2, while another would appear to be the theme song to the 60's TV cartoon show, WOLF BOY KEN). FOR LOVE'S SAKE also features a lot of violent, over-the-top fight scenes, perhaps too many of which involve the male heartthrob nearly punching the life out of a adoring schoolgirls (I found these scenes a bit repetitive after a while). Still, despite it's drawbacks, fans of Miike will not want to miss this one.
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    • junktrashgarbage
    • Jul 19, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2012 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • For Love's Sake
    • Filming locations
      • Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Concept Film
      • Excellent Film
      • Horipro
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $342,330
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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