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 from his high school days.

Cast

Takao Osawa

as Sakutaro Matsumoto

Ko Shibasaki

as Ritsuko Fujimura

Masami Nagasawa

as Aki Hirose

Mirai Moriyama

as Young Sakutaro Matsumoto

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Shigezou Matsumoto

Kankuro Kudo

as Ryunosuke Oki

Kanji Tsuda

as Johnny

Issey Takahashi

as Young Ryunosuke

Rio Kanno

as Young Ritsuko

Tetta Sugimoto

as Aki's Father

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