Stunning Visuals in Asian Cinema Ritsuko discovers an old cassette tape, while packing her things to move into a new apartment. She listens to the tape and hears the voice of a frail girl saying "I'm so afraid of tomorrow that I can't fall asleep. I think I'm going to die soon." Soon after, Ritsuko leaves a sparse note for her fiance Saku, "I'm going away for a while. Don't worry about me. - Ritsuko." During this time a Typhoon is approaching Japan and Saku watches the news at his friends bar. He spots his fiance walking in the background of a news report at the airport. He knows Ritsuko is going to her home town of Shikoku and Saku decides to go back there as well, the place where he grew up and first met Ritsuko and the girl on the tape. Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- Español
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- Native Title: 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ
- Also Known As: Sekai no chushin de, ai o sakebu , Socrates in Love , Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai o Sakebu
- Screenwriter: Sakamoto Yuji, Ito Chihiro
- Screenwriter & Director: Yukisada Isao
- Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Osawa Takao in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)]( "Osawa Takao in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)")
Osawa TakaoMatsumoto Sakutaro [Adult]Main Role -
![Nagasawa Masami in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)]( "Nagasawa Masami in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)")
Nagasawa MasamiHirose AkiMain Role -
![Moriyama Mirai in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)]( "Moriyama Mirai in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)")
Moriyama MiraiMatsumoto Sakutaro [Young]Main Role -
![Shibasaki Ko in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)]( "Shibasaki Ko in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)")
Shibasaki Ko Main Role -
![Yamazaki Tsutomu in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)]( "Yamazaki Tsutomu in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)")
Yamazaki TsutomuMatsumoto ShigezouSupport Role -
![Takahashi Issei in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)]( "Takahashi Issei in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Japanese Movie (2004)")
Takahashi IsseiOki Ryunosuke [Young]Support Role
Reviews
The story is completely beautiful. Yes, it's very sad, but it's a fantastic story. Many people say this film is too slow, but I didn´t think so. In my opinion, the pace was perfect for this story.
The acting was great. Mirai Moriyama and Masami Nagasawa were fantastic, especially Masami. Ko Shibasaki was very good too, but she has a rather small role in the film. Takao Osawa was the weakest one, but he was very good too.
The music was quite simple, but it fitted the story and the tone of the film perfectly. The song at the end credits was beautiful.
I also have to mention the cinematography. It was gorgeous.
To sum up, ''Crying Out Love, In The Center of the World'' is a beautiful but sad film about first loves and how those have in an influence in our lives, even when we grow up. I'll definitely watch it again soon.
P.S. The book the film is based on, which is titled ''Socrates in Love'', is even better. I really recommend it.
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