Is Initiation Love violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Initiation Love sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Initiation Love scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Initiation Love end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Initiation Love easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Initiation Love

Name: Initiation Love
Genre: Mystery, Romance
Released: 2015
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Shota Matsuda, Atsuko Maeda, Fumino Kimura, Kanro Morita, Takahiro Miura

Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Produced by TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation

2015110 min7.4 / 10

A melancholic 1980s romance about the fracturing of a long-distance relationship, grounded in period specificity and emotional ambiguity.

Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date and begin to date, but Takkun finds a job in Tokyo and goes there. They begin a long distance relationship, but their relationship breaks down.

Clusters

Bittersweet Doomed Romances Honor And Duty Samurai Movies Period Setting By Decade Money Problems And Debt

Genres

Mystery Romance

Keywords

Infidelity Based On Novel Or Book Love Triangle Long Distance Relationship 1980s Self-improvement Shōwa Era (1926-89)Economic Bubble

Questions people ask

Is Initiation Love violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Initiation Love sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Initiation Love scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Initiation Love end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Initiation Love easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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