For Love's Sake (2012)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writers:

Ikki Kajiwara (manga), Takumi Nagayasu (manga)

Stars:

Satoshi Tsumabuki, Emi Takei, Takumi Saitoh

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Satoshi Tsumabuki	...	Makoto Taiga
Emi Takei	...	Ai Saotome childhood
Takumi Saitoh	...	Hiroshi Iwashimizu (as Takumi Saitô)
Ito Ono	...	Yuki Takahara (as Ito Ohno)
Masachika Ichimura	...	Shogo Saotome
Yo Hitoto	...	Miyako Saotome (as Yô Hitoto)
Kimiko Yo	...	Toyo Taiga
Seishirô Katô	...	Makoto Taiga
Sakura Andô	...	Gum-ko
Tsuyoshi Ihara	...	Kenta Zaô
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Aoki
Ayano
Ken Maeda	...	Teacher

Storyline

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 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?

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Plot Keywords:

love | young hoodlum | violence | tough guy | thug | 

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Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Even though Satoshi Tsumabuki portrays a High School student, he was actually 30 years old in that film.

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Connections

Version of The Legend of Love & Sincerity (1974)

User Reviews

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 the film FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION 701, and from KILL BILL: Vol. 2, while another song would appear to be the title theme to 60's TV cartoon, WOLF BOY KEN). FOR LOVE'S SAKE (the international festival title) 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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 June 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

For Love's Sake

Filming Locations:

Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$342,330

Company Credits

Production Co:

Concept Film, Excellent Film, Kadokawa Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1