Just Only Love (Japanese: 愛がなんだ, Hepburn: Ai ga nanda, lit. What Is Love?) is a 2018 Japanese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rikiya Imaizumi.[2][3] Based on the novel of the same name by Mitsuyo Kakuta,[4] the film stars Yukino Kishii, Ryo Narita, Mai Fukagawa, and Ryuya Wakaba.
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| Directed by | Rikiya Imaizumi |
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| Based on | Just Only Love by Mitsuyo Kakuta |
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| Cinematography | Hiroshi Iwanaga |
| Edited by | Takashi Sato |
| Music by | Gary Ashiya |
| Distributed by | Elephant House |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The film premiered at the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival,[2][5][6] and received a theatrical release in Japan in April 2019.[4][7]
Cast
edit- Yukino Kishii as Teruko Yamada[7]
- Ryo Narita as Mamoru Tanaka[7]
- Mai Fukagawa as Yoko Sakamoto[7]
- Ryuya Wakaba as Sei Nakahara[7]
- Noriko Eguchi as Sumire[7]
Reception
editJames Hadfield of The Japan Times gave the film a score of three out of five stars, calling it "an honest depiction of the vague boundaries of 20-something romance, and takes the time to show its unequal relationships from both sides."[7]
References
edit- ^ "Schedule". Tokyo International Film Festival 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Schilling, Mark (18 October 2018). "Your guide to our Japanese film picks at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. (24 October 2018). "Why Are Asian Film Fests Dragging Their Feet on Gender Equality?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b Nathan, Richard (19 April 2019). "'Just Only Love' the fifth Mitsuyo Kakuta book-to-film adaptation out on general release". Red Circle Authors. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "【Just Only Love】 | 31st Tokyo International Film Festival". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Saluveer, Sten-Kristian (1 November 2018). "Filmmaker Rikiya Imaizumi on his Tokyo competition title 'Just Only Love'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hadfield, James (17 April 2019). "'Just Only Love': Looking for romance in all the wrong places". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 May 2021.