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Love Like the Falling Petals

2022 · 128 min

A tender, heartbreaking romance that slowly builds from sweet courtship to devastating loss, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kento Nakajima, Honoka Matsumoto, Kento Nagayama
Overview
Haruto Asakura falls in love with hairdresser Misaki Ariake and asks her out. Watching Misaki Ariake work hard to achieve what she wants, Haruto Asakura, who almost gave up his dream to become a photographer, begins to pursue his dream again, but Misaki Ariake is diagnosed with a disease that ages her 10x faster than normal.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kento Nakajima, Honoka Matsumoto, Kento Nagayama
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • aging
  • memory
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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Details

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drama, romance
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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