What Is Love?
愛がなんだ
“I'm so happy. But he's not my lover.”
Synopsis
Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as long as she is with Mamoru. Meanwhile, Mamoru thinks Teruko is an easy woman for him to not love. Teruko's unrequited love grows deeper.
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『愛がなんだ』本予告
Type: Trailer • Published 2019-02-04
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Release History & Theatrical Window
Tokyo International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Rikiya Imaizumi
- Screenplay & Story
- Rikiya Imaizumi, Kaori Sawai
- Original Score
- Gary Ashiya
- Original Title
- 愛がなんだ
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Production Studios
- Animoproduce, ENRICO, anrico, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, MAM FILM, Bandai Namco Arts, The Asahi Shimbun, Hyogo Vendor, L'espace Vision
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Rikiya Imaizumi
Rikiya Imaizumi, Kaori Sawai, Mitsuyo Kakuta
Gary Ashiya
Hiroshi Iwanaga
Takashi Sato
Ryô Murata, Hiroshi Niimura, Minori Maehara, Kwang-gi Song, Koichiro Fukushima
Department Leadership Roster
Takashi Sato
Editor
Rikiya Imaizumi
Director
Ryô Murata
Producer
Hiroshi Niimura
Producer
Rikiya Imaizumi
Screenplay
Kaori Sawai
Screenplay
Hiroshi Iwanaga
Director of Photography
Minori Maehara
Producer
Kwang-gi Song
Producer
Koichiro Fukushima
Producer
Gary Ashiya
Original Music Composer
Yukihisa Satosu
Production Design
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What is What Is Love? about?
Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as long as she is with Mamoru. Meanwhile, Mamoru thinks Teruko is an easy woman for him to not love. Teruko's unrequited love grows deeper.
Who directed What Is Love??
What Is Love? was directed by Rikiya Imaizumi.
Who stars in What Is Love??
The principal cast of What Is Love? includes Yukino Kishii, Ryo Narita, Mai Fukagawa, Ryuya Wakaba, Noriko Eguchi.
When was What Is Love? released and how long is it?
What Is Love? was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 2h 3m.
Who composed the musical score for What Is Love??
The original motion picture soundtrack for What Is Love? was composed by Gary Ashiya.
Is What Is Love? based on a book or true story?
What Is Love? is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Mitsuyo Kakuta".