30 April 2014

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (Japan, 2004)

In 1980s Kyushu, two teenagers fell in love, and exchanged their secrets and thoughts by way of sending tape recordings to each other. More than a decade later, the boy (now grown-up and bittered) rediscovers the last recording of his long-dead lover's voice. Her words trigger a series of flashbacks illustrating the joyful beginning and tragic end of their relationship.

If you fancy some Japanese melodrama, here's a winner. Crying Out Love (a.k.a. Socrates in Love) is like two relationships in one, you could say. First we got the sweet but also strong bond between a boy and a sick girl, then we have the result of that love many years later. A bittersweet story that perhaps isn't for those who wouldn't enjoy a romance that gets very sentimental. 


Genre: Drama/Romance

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