Love Strikes!
モテキ
Synopsis
Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki, pure and naive office worker Rumiko, beautiful shop assistant Ai and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.
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Type: Trailer • Published 2012-03-02
Top Cast
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Mirai Moriyama
Yukiyo Fujimoto
Masami Nagasawa
Miyuki Matsuo
Kumiko Aso
Rumiko
Riisa Naka
Ai
Yoko Maki
Motoko
Hirofumi Arai
Yuichi Shimada
Nobuaki Kaneko
Daisuke Yamashita
Lily Franky
Takuya Sumida
Hikari Mitsushima
Itsuka Nakashiba
Yuka Kashino
Rinko Kikuchi
Naoko Hayashida
Avu-chan
Avu-chan
Maruichiro Maruo
Yui Sobue
Masaaki Akahori
Seijun Nobukawa
Haruka Ueda
Kanako Higashi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hitoshi One
- Screenplay & Story
- Hitoshi One
- Original Score
- Taisei Iwasaki
- Original Title
- モテキ
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Production Studios
- Office Crescendo, Toho Pictures, TV Tokyo, TOHO, dentsu, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), PARCO, Yahoo! Japan, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, Nikkatsu Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hitoshi One
Hitoshi One, Mitsurou Kubo
Taisei Iwasaki
Wataru Miyamoto
Yusuke Ishida
Genki Kawamura, Akihiro Yamauchi, Yasuhiro Tsukada, Kazumi Suzuki, Ryûji Ichiyama
Department Leadership Roster
Hitoshi One
Director
Genki Kawamura
Producer
Hitoshi One
Screenplay
Kazumi Suzuki
Producer
Ryûji Ichiyama
Producer
Yusuke Ishida
Editor
Takashi Sasaki
Production Design
Taisei Iwasaki
Original Music Composer
Wataru Miyamoto
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Love Strikes!
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What is Love Strikes! about?
Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki, pure and naive office worker Rumiko, beautiful shop assistant Ai and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.
Who directed Love Strikes!?
Love Strikes! was directed by Hitoshi One.
Who stars in Love Strikes!?
The principal cast of Love Strikes! includes Mirai Moriyama, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Aso, Riisa Naka, Yoko Maki.
When was Love Strikes! released and how long is it?
Love Strikes! was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 1h 58m.
Who composed the musical score for Love Strikes!?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Love Strikes! was composed by Taisei Iwasaki.
Is Love Strikes! based on a book or true story?
Love Strikes! is adapted from the following source material: Comic Book: "Mitsurou Kubo".