Initiation Love
Initiation Love is a Japanese romance film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan on May 23, 2015.
The film is based on a novel of the same name by Kurumi Inui.
Plot
During the 80s in Japan, a college student named Suzuki falls in love with Mayu, a dental hygienist. But dreams beckon him to Tokyo, forcing their relationship to become a long-distance one. As he develops insecurities in their long distance arrangement, his relationship with Miyako, a colleague, begins blurring the lines of friendship and temptation. Under this strain on their relationship, Mayu and Suzuki begin drifting apart.Cast
- Atsuko Maeda as Mayuko "Mayu" Naruoka
- Kanro Morita as Suzuki from Side A
- Shota Matsuda as Suzuki
- Fumino Kimura as Miyako Ishimaru
- Takahiro Miura as Kaido
- Tomoya Maeno
- Noritake Kinashi as Shizuoka Branch Manager
- Satomi Tezuka as Shiho Ishimaru
- Tsurutaro Kitaoka as Kouki Ishimaru
- Miyabi Matsuura as Natsuko
- Ayako Yoshitani as Yuko
- Ryô Satô as Madoka
Reception
As of June 14, 2015, the film had grossed at the Japanese box office.On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film an 8 out of 10 and called it a "well-cast, slickly entertaining '80s rom-com has more than just its Big Twist."