I Want to be Loved to Love

A quiet, introspective drama about searching for meaning, with gentle emotional currents and a hopeful undercurrent.

Created by

Hidetomo Matsuda, Yoshiko Hoshida

Genres

Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Kenji Sakaguchi, Hitomi Kuroki

Overview

Motoharu Akiyama is an elite pilot who has just completed astronaut training at NASA. Something happened in his past that caused him to go out searching for the meaning and purpose of life. However, he hasn't been able to find a satisfactory reply and the void in his heart has only expanded. But Akiyama has a meeting that changes his life. He meets Reiko Nishina, a director at an investment bank, who is looking at investing in an attempt at the first Japanese space shuttle launch. Although the meeting was pure chance, it affects Reiko greatly. She realizes that although it looks like she has everything, there is something she wants that she doesn't have. And this meeting has an effect on those around them also...

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, romantic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, ambition, love

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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