Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

Based On the book by Kyoichi Katayama

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (Japanese: 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ, Hepburn: Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu) is a 2004 Japanese drama film directed by Isao Yukisada and based on the novel Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama. The story follows a man Sakutarou (Takao Osawa) who returns to his hometown and listens to audio diaries recorded by his school sweetheart Aki (Masami Nagasawa). Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days. The film opened in Japan on 8 May 2004, which brought Nagasawa recognition as an actress.

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Release date:

2004

Director:

Isao Yukisada

Cast:

Kō Shibasaki, Masami Nagasawa, Mirai Moriyama, Tetta Sugimoto, Takao Ōsawa

Genre:

Romance, Drama

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

2004 in adaptations