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Lock-On Love

2018 · 95 min

A breezy, silly high-school romance that coasts on charm and broad comedy, easy to watch and rarely serious.

Directed by
Noboru Iguchi
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Taishi Nakagawa, Erika Karata, Shouma Kai
Overview
An endearingly inept guy who has killer looks but zero experience with girls falls in love with a hard-to-get beauty.

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Directed by
Noboru Iguchi
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Taishi Nakagawa, Erika Karata, Shouma Kai
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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romance, comedy
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Starring
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