For Love's Sake

For Love's Sake (2012)

愛と誠

Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu, who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko, a gang member who eyes Makoto.

Date of release
2012-06-16
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (32)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Music, Comedy
Director
Takashi Miike

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Ai to Makoto

For Love's Sake is a 2012 Japanese experimental musical romance film directed by Takashi Miike based on the manga series Ai to Makoto by Ikki Kajiwara and Takumi Nagayasu. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2012, where it was presented out of competition. Previous adaptations of the manga series had been titled Love and Truth in English but this 2012 film version was alternatively titled For Love's Sake in English.

Production

Filming took place in the Japanese locations of Odawara, Shibuya-ku, Shinjuku, Tochigi, and Toshima.

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