Love Vibes is a Japanese manga by Erica Sakurazawa. It was adapted into a 2009 live action film titled Kakera: A Piece of Our Life.
| Love Vibes | |
 Japanese cover for the manga | |
| Genre | Romance, Yuri |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Erica Sakurazawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Young You |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Published | September 19, 1996 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Live-action film | |
| Kakera: A Piece of Our Life (カケラ) | |
| Released | April 3, 2010 |
Plot
editShouji has a girlfriend but is seeing Mako on the side. Unable to continue pretending she feels less for him than she does, she breaks it off with him. Shortly before that happens, Mako is hit on by Mika, who tells Mako that she's interested in both men and women. Mika wants to pursue a relationship with Mako, but is Mako's relationship with Shouji really over?
Media
editManga
editLove Vibes began as a manga series written and illustrated by Erica Sakurazawa, which began serialization in Shueisha Young You manga magazine. The first bound volume was released on September 19, 1996.[1]
Kakera (film)
editKakera (カケラ), the 2009 live action film adaptation of Love Vibes, had its world premiere on 7 October 2009 at the 17th Raindance Film Festival (London);[2][3] It was released in Japan on 3 April 2010,[4][5] following the theatrical release in March 2010.[6]
Directed by Momoko Ando[7] and produced by Zero Pictures, it stars Hikari Mitsushima and Eriko Nakamura. The movie was distributed in the United Kingdom by Third Window Films as Kakera: A Piece of Our Life.[8][9][10]
The DVD was released on 21 June 2010.[8][6]
Cast and characters
edit- Hikari Mitsushima as Haru Kitagawa
- Eriko Nakamura as Riko Sakata
- Tasuku Nagaoka as Ryota Shinoduka
- Ken Mitsuishi as Syogo Sakata
- Toshie Negishi as Keiko Sakata
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Tanaka
- Rino Katase as Toko Yamashiro
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ LOVE VIBES (YOUNG YOUコミックス) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4088642635.
- ^ "Japanese Films At Raindance". Raindance Film Festival. 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ McKeown, Eleanor (2 September 2009). "Raindance 09: Kakera". Electric Sheep. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ カケラ (2009). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "NY Film Fest Hosts U.S. Debuts of King of Thorn, Kakera". Anime News Network. June 1, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ a b "Halo Legends, Kakera: A Piece of Our Life Videos Posted". Anime News Network. February 3, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
- ^ McKeown, Eleanor (1 November 2009). "Kakera: Interview with Momoko Ando". Electric Sheep. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Kakera: A Piece of Our Life". Third Window Films. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Macy, Roger (29 March 2010). "Kakera – A Piece of Our Life". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (April 2, 2010). "'Kakera (A Piece Of Our Life)'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
External links
edit- Official film website (in Japanese)
- Kakera: A Piece of Our Life at Zero Pictures
- Kakera: A Piece of Our Life at Third Window Films
- 'Kakera DVD at Terracotta Distribution
- Kakera: A Piece of Our Life at the British Board of Film Classification
- Kakera at British Film Institute
- Kakera (A Piece of Our Life) at FilmAffinity
- Kakera: A Piece of Our Life at IMDb
- Kakera at Japanese Film Database
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