Just Only Love

Just Only Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRikiya Imaizumi
Screenplay by
  • Rikiya Imaizumi
  • Kaori Sawai
Based onJust Only Love
by Mitsuyo Kakuta
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Iwanaga
Edited byTakashi Sato
Music byGary Ashiya
Distributed byElephant House
Release dates
Running time
123 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Just Only Love (Japanese: 愛がなんだ, Hepburn: Ai ga nanda, lit. What Is Love?) is a 2018 Japanese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rikiya Imaizumi.[2][3] Based on the novel of the same name by Mitsuyo Kakuta,[4] the film stars Yukino Kishii, Ryo Narita, Mai Fukagawa, and Ryuya Wakaba.

The film premiered at the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival,[2][5][6] and received a theatrical release in Japan in April 2019.[4][7]

Cast

Reception

James Hadfield of The Japan Times gave the film a score of three out of five stars, calling it "an honest depiction of the vague boundaries of 20-something romance, and takes the time to show its unequal relationships from both sides."[7]

References

  1. ^ "Schedule". Tokyo International Film Festival 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Schilling, Mark (18 October 2018). "Your guide to our Japanese film picks at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ Blair, Gavin J. (24 October 2018). "Why Are Asian Film Fests Dragging Their Feet on Gender Equality?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Nathan, Richard (19 April 2019). "'Just Only Love' the fifth Mitsuyo Kakuta book-to-film adaptation out on general release". Red Circle Authors. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ "【Just Only Love】 | 31st Tokyo International Film Festival". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ Saluveer, Sten-Kristian (1 November 2018). "Filmmaker Rikiya Imaizumi on his Tokyo competition title 'Just Only Love'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Hadfield, James (17 April 2019). "'Just Only Love': Looking for romance in all the wrong places". The Japan Times. Retrieved 7 May 2021.