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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers, through flashbacks, the void deep within him caused by the events of his high school days.

Director(s)

Yoshimitsu Morita

Isao Yukisada

Masatoshi Kurakata

Mizuho Kudô

Cast & Crew

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Airport Boarding Counter Employee

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Johnny

Ko Shibasaki

Ko Shibasaki

Ritsuko Fujimura

Reiko Kusamura

Reiko Kusamura

Kunimura Haruko

Isao Yatsu

Isao Yatsu

Old Man

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Young Ryunosuke

Misato Tanaka

Misato Tanaka

Ritsuko's Mother

Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

Sakutaro's Older Sister

Kankuro Kudo

Kankuro Kudo

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Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Sakutaro's Boss

Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Sakutaro Matsumoto

Maki Horikita

Maki Horikita

Young Kunimura Haruko

Masahiro Noguchi

Masahiro Noguchi

Airport Employee

Isao Yukisada

Isao Yukisada

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Masatoshi Kurakata

Masatoshi Kurakata

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Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Shigezou Matsumoto

Rio Kanno

Rio Kanno

Young Ritsuko

Magi

Magi

Home Appliance Store Clerk

Yoshimitsu Morita

Yoshimitsu Morita

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Kenta Uchino

Kenta Uchino

Classmate

Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama

Young Sakutaro Matsumoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Aki's Father

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Aki Hirose

Yoshimasa Kondo

Yoshimasa Kondo

Ninagawa

Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

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Satomi Nagano

Satomi Nagano

Aki's Mother

Aki Nishihara

Aki Nishihara

Class President

Katsutaka Furuhata

Katsutaka Furuhata

Young Johnny

Masaru Miyazaki

Masaru Miyazaki

Kawano

Kazusa Matsuda

Kazusa Matsuda

Yuko Nakagawa

Dandy Sakano

Dandy Sakano

English Teacher

Midori Kiuchi

Midori Kiuchi

Matsumoto Ayako

Misato Watanabe

Misato Watanabe

Radio DJ

Marie Ono

Marie Ono

Classmate

Eri Yamazaki

Eri Yamazaki

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Shinpei Ichikawa

Shinpei Ichikawa

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Mizuho Kudô

Mizuho Kudô

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Details

GenresDrama, Romance
Runtime2h 18 mins
Released on08 May 2004
Languageja
Produced InJapan

Reviews

Alunauwie

9/10

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World follows Saku as long-buried memories of his first love resurface, revealing a tender yet painful journey through grief and unfinished emotions. Through melancholic visuals, honest dialogue, and the symbolic use of a voice cassette, the film bridges past and present to show how love can linger even after loss. Ultimately, it portrays acceptance not as forgetting, but as releasing with grace so life can move forward. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)