The Legend of Love & Sincerity
愛と誠
Synopsis
Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never knew who he was, she never forgot him. Meet Taiga Makoto, a young man with a scar between his eyes who has had a rough life, but has emerged as a rough, tough bully - a thug and a brawler and about as rude as they come - all of which he blames on the incident that gave him his scar. When Ai and Makoto run into each other again, Ai feels guilt for what Makoto has become and decides to intervene and rehabilitate him. But is he a diamond in the rough, or just a bully?
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Hideki Saijo
Makoto
Ai Saotome
Ai
Akira Oda
Hino
Daiki Sakagami
Sanpei
Yōko Minami
Kiyoko
Mihoko Nakagawa
Mayumi
Mizuho Suzuki
Ai's father
Masako Arisawa
Ai's mother
Chikako Shin
Kae
Hachiro Misumi
Nishida
Takanobu Hozumi
Akiyoshi Kitaura
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Tadayuki Okamoto
Kunio Yoshida
Mitsuru Ooya
Masami Naka
Iwashimizu
Kenji Takaoka
Shiroyama
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shigeyuki Yamane
- Screenplay & Story
- Fumio Ishimori, Shigeyuki Yamane
- Original Score
- Koji Makaino
- Original Title
- 愛と誠
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku, Geiei Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shigeyuki Yamane
Fumio Ishimori, Shigeyuki Yamane, Ikki Kajiwara, Takumi Nagayasu
Koji Makaino
Hiroshi Takemura
Riichi Fuke
Department Leadership Roster
Fumio Ishimori
Screenplay
Shigeyuki Yamane
Screenplay
Shigeyuki Yamane
Director
Koji Makaino
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Takemura
Director of Photography
Riichi Fuke
Editor
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What is The Legend of Love & Sincerity about?
Meet Saotome Ai, a high school girl from a well-to-do family. When she was a small child, she was in an accident that resulted in a young boy being permanently scarred between his eyes while she emerged unscathed. The young boy saved her life and although she never knew who he was, she never forgot him. Meet Taiga Makoto, a young man with a scar between his eyes who has had a rough life, but has emerged as a rough, tough bully - a thug and a brawler and about as rude as they come - all of which he blames on the incident that gave him his scar. When Ai and Makoto run into each other again, Ai feels guilt for what Makoto has become and decides to intervene and rehabilitate him. But is he a diamond in the rough, or just a bully?
Who directed The Legend of Love & Sincerity?
The Legend of Love & Sincerity was directed by Shigeyuki Yamane.
Who stars in The Legend of Love & Sincerity?
The principal cast of The Legend of Love & Sincerity includes Hideki Saijo, Ai Saotome, Akira Oda, Daiki Sakagami, Yōko Minami.
When was The Legend of Love & Sincerity released and how long is it?
The Legend of Love & Sincerity was released in 1974 with a total runtime of 1h 29m.
Who composed the musical score for The Legend of Love & Sincerity?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Legend of Love & Sincerity was composed by Koji Makaino.
Is The Legend of Love & Sincerity based on a book or true story?
The Legend of Love & Sincerity is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Ikki Kajiwara", Novel: "Takumi Nagayasu".