Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
DramaRomanceregretbased on novel or bookloss of loved oneterminal illnessflashbacklovefirst lovelong distance relationshipfiancéeflirtatious womanathletic girlemotional healing
A melancholic romance that excavates past trauma through flashback, exploring how first love and loss shape the person we become.
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Essence
Ensemble
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
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