Initiation Love
Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date and begin to date, but Takkun finds a job in Tokyo and goes there. They begin a long distance relationship, but their relationship breaks down.
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|---|---|---|
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| South Korea | wavve, Watcha, TVING | — |
About Initiation Love
Initiation Love is a 2015 Japanese-language mystery and romance film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The cast is led by Shota Matsuda, Atsuko Maeda, Fumino Kimura. It has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Initiation Love was produced by TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, and Bungeishunju and made in Japan. It was released on May 23, 2015.
- Director
- Yukihiko Tsutsumi
- Writers
- Tete Inoue
- Release date
- May 23, 2015
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Bungeishunju
Initiation Love cast & crew
Initiation Love was directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and written by Tete Inoue.
The cast features Shota Matsuda as Suzuki, Atsuko Maeda as Mayuko Naruoka, Fumino Kimura as Miyako Ishimaru, Kanro Morita as Suzuki, Takahiro Miura as Kaido, and Tomoya Maeno as Bon.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Gabriele Roberto and it was produced by Miho Kobayashi and Naoto Hatakeyama.
Is Initiation Love worth watching?
At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy mystery and romance, Initiation Love is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Initiation Love
Shota Matsuda
Suzuki
Atsuko Maeda
Mayuko Naruoka
Fumino Kimura
Miyako Ishimaru
Kanro Morita
Suzuki
Takahiro Miura
Kaido
Tomoya Maeno
Bon
Noritake Kinashi
Manager of Shizuoka Branch Office
Satomi Tezuka
Shiho Ishimaru
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Teruhiro Ishimaru
Ayako Yoshitani
Yuko
Miyabi Matsuura
Natsuko
Kotomi Yaegashi
Kazumi
Initiation Love — FAQs
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Initiation Love is originally in Japanese. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is Initiation Love?
Initiation Love runs 1 hours 50 minutes (110 minutes).
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