Feature2004·138m·7.3

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

DramaRomance

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

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Cast

Takao Osawa

Sakutaro Matsumoto

Ko Shibasaki

Ritsuko Fujimura

Masami Nagasawa

Aki Hirose

Mirai Moriyama

Young Sakutaro Matsumoto

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Shigezou Matsumoto

Kankuro Kudo

Ryunosuke Oki

Kanji Tsuda

Johnny

Issey Takahashi

Young Ryunosuke

Rio Kanno

Young Ritsuko

Tetta Sugimoto

Aki's Father

Katsutaka Furuhata

Young Johnny

Yuki Amami

Sakutaro's Boss

Machiko Ono

Sakutaro's Older Sister

Nao Omori

Airport Boarding Counter Employee

Masaru Miyazaki

Kawano

Magi

Home Appliance Store Clerk

Kazusa Matsuda

Yuko Nakagawa

Dandy Sakano

English Teacher

Masahiro Noguchi

Airport Employee

Aki Nishihara

Class President

Details

Status: Released
Original language: Japanese
Languages: Japanese
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: Toho PicturesTOHOTBSHakuhodo DY Media PartnersShogakukanStardust Pictures

Crew

Director

Isao Yukisada

Writers

Yuji Sakamoto, Kyouichi Katayama, Chihiro Ito, Isao Yukisada

Tsuyoshi Imai

Editor

Noboru Shinoda

Director of Photography

Hidehiko Urayama

Original Music Composer

Yôko Kumagai

Original Music Composer

Osamu Yamaguchi

Production Design

新井正人

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

Alunauwie

12/1/2025

9.0

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World follows Saku as long-buried memories of his first love resurface, revealing a tender yet painful journey through grief and unfinished emotions. Through melancholic visuals, honest dialogue, and the symbolic use of a voice cassette, the film bridges past and present to show how love can linger even after loss. Ultimately, it portrays acceptance not as forgetting, but as releasing with grace so life can move forward. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)