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Love Like the Falling Petals

Original title: Sakura no yôna boku no koibito
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
983
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Love Like the Falling Petals (2022)
This is the ephemeral love story between Haruto, an apprentice photographer, and Misaki, who develops an incurable disease that causes her to age dozens of times faster than an average person - a fleeting, precious love like falling cherry blossom petals.
Misaki's smile, which Haruto captured on film, will forever live on in his heart - even long after the petals have fallen.
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An aspiring photographer falls in love with a skillful hairstylist. The future stretches before them until a twist of fate threatens their romance.An aspiring photographer falls in love with a skillful hairstylist. The future stretches before them until a twist of fate threatens their romance.An aspiring photographer falls in love with a skillful hairstylist. The future stretches before them until a twist of fate threatens their romance.

  • Director
    • Yoshihiro Fukagawa
  • Writers
    • Keisuke Uyama
    • Tomoko Yoshida
  • Stars
    • Andrew Russell
    • Kento Nakajima
    • Honoka Matsumoto
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    983
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yoshihiro Fukagawa
    • Writers
      • Keisuke Uyama
      • Tomoko Yoshida
    • Stars
      • Andrew Russell
      • Kento Nakajima
      • Honoka Matsumoto
    • 13User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Andrew Russell
    Andrew Russell
    • Takashi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kento Nakajima
    Kento Nakajima
    • Harutoo
    Honoka Matsumoto
    Honoka Matsumoto
    • Misaki
    • Director
      • Yoshihiro Fukagawa
    • Writers
      • Keisuke Uyama
      • Tomoko Yoshida
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    User reviews13

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    9namnhan2003

    A touching but so sad love story

    I was so touched by this film that i cried like a baby at the end of the film. Such a powerful emotional film that i would suggest to anyone to watch it. The film is so good and the actors are quite good if not excellent. I really love this movie. This is one of the Japanese film finest work...
    5KinoHuits

    Okay romance movie with more potential

    This movie looks so so beautiful, is well acted, and touched me on an emotional level(which not many movies can do).

    Yet I can look over the fact that for 45min-1h in the middle, nothing really happens, which bugs me a lot. You could really skip this part and still understand the ending.

    The story is also too nonsensical at some points, many random time skips and while sometimes the movie tells you too much, instead of just showing you, at other points it doesn't explain anything.
    9KatieDuncan44

    Very emotional movie

    I liked how the main characters encouraged each other. I liked how they started to enjoy each other's company more and more.

    The honest emotions of what happened next and the portrayal of the emotions was very touching and done to really invoke empathy.

    It was really surprising to see what happened and how things progressed.

    Just seeing how things can happen in life and the way love can unfold is something else.

    It's hard to talk about this movie without giving away spoilers.

    The movie's end other than the obvious emotions, I like how it drew from nostalgia and appreciating the other person.
    8wheatley-20230

    Efficient Tear Jerker

    I am a bit of a sucker for a weepie and weep I did. This film tells a moving story and finds some unexpected moments of poignancy to add. The actors draw you in to their heart-ending predicament.

    If weepies are not your thing you might not fall for this film as I did. Otherwise give it a try.
    5eduardajankovskiduda

    sweet.

    Such a sweet movie. Of course it's not that good because doesn't developed the love story, everything went very fast , but the characters have chemistry and they're actually really cute together. I really like the colors and the photograph of the movie, love this kinda of Japanese movies they always pass the feelings and make me feel emocional.

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      References Love like the Falling Rain (2020)

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Efímera como la sakura
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Studios
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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