The Liar and His Lover
Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band decides to make their major record debut Aki quits the band. But, Aki provides his music to Crude Play under the name of producer Soichiro. Aki begins to date Riko, whose father runs a fruit and vegetable shop. Riko doesn't know about Aki's background, but she likes to listen to him hum. Riko is in a band herself, with childhood friend Yuichi and Sota. One day she is scouted by producer Soichiro.
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| Country | Streaming on | Rent / Buy |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, U-NEXT, Netflix Standard with Ads | Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies |
| South Korea | Watcha | wavve |
About The Liar and His Lover
The Liar and His Lover is a 2013 Japanese-language music and romance film directed by Norihiro Koizumi. The cast is led by Takeru Satoh, Sakurako Ohara, Shohei Miura. It has a runtime of 1h 57m. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 across 100 ratings.
The Liar and His Lover was produced by TOHO, AMUSE, and Fuji Television Network and made in Japan. It was released on December 14, 2013.
- Director
- Norihiro Koizumi
- Writers
- Norihiro Koizumi, Tomoko Yoshida
- Release date
- December 14, 2013
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Production
- TOHO, AMUSE, Fuji Television Network
The Liar and His Lover cast & crew
The Liar and His Lover was directed by Norihiro Koizumi and written by Norihiro Koizumi and Tomoko Yoshida.
The cast features Takeru Satoh as Aki Ogasawara, Sakurako Ohara as Riko Koeda, Shohei Miura as Shun Sakaguchi, Masataka Kubota as Shinya Shinohara, Kouki Mizuta as Kaoru Ono, and Kodai Asaka as Teppei Yazaki.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Taisei Iwasaki, cinematography is by Hiro'o Yanagida, and it was produced by Tatsuro Hatanaka and Minami Ichikawa.
Is The Liar and His Lover worth watching?
The Liar and His Lover holds an audience score of 7.6/10 from 77 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed music films.
At 1h 57m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy music and romance, The Liar and His Lover is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of The Liar and His Lover
Takeru Satoh
Aki Ogasawara
Sakurako Ohara
Riko Koeda
Shohei Miura
Shun Sakaguchi
Masataka Kubota
Shinya Shinohara
Kouki Mizuta
Kaoru Ono
Kodai Asaka
Teppei Yazaki
Ryo Yoshizawa
Yuichi Kimijima
Yuki Morinaga
Sota Yamazaki
Mitsuki Tanimura
Miwako Nagahama
Saki Aibu
Mari
Takashi Sorimachi
Soichiro Takagi
Ryûto
young Aki Ogasawara
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▸What language is The Liar and His Lover in?
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▸How long is The Liar and His Lover?
The Liar and His Lover runs 1 hours 57 minutes (117 minutes).
▸What is The Liar and His Lover rated?
It holds a 7.6/10 audience score from 77 ratings.
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