Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (2004): Cast & Box Office
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World is a 2004 drama directed by Yasuharu Ishii and Yuichiro Hirakawa, starring Takayuki Yamada as Matsumoto Sakutaro, Tatsuya Nakadai and Kaho. It earned $74.8 million worldwide.
- Directors
- Yasuharu Ishii and Yuichiro Hirakawa
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Japanese - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World About?
The premise of Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World without spoilers.
Seventeen‑year‑old Sakutaro Matsumoto stands on Australia’s red earth, recalling a fleeting summer with Aki, whose beauty and their brief happiness feel timeless. Seventeen years later, now 34 and a graduate‑level medical researcher in Japan, he returns to his demolished high school, confronting the lingering grief of losing Aki to leukemia and realizing he has lived half‑alive without her.
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Themes & Keywords
· 8 tags- japanese drama
- live action adaptation
- live action book adaptation
- tragic romance
- leukemia
- japanese high school
- first love
- based on novel
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Cast & Characters
Takayuki Yamada leads the cast as Matsumoto Sakutaro, with Tatsuya Nakadai as Matsumoto Kentaro and Kaho as Matsumoto Fumiko. Directed by Yasuharu Ishii and Yuichiro Hirakawa; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Yasuharu Ishii
- Co-director Yuichiro Hirakawa
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Takayuki Yamada as Matsumoto Sakutaro -
Tatsuya Nakadai as Matsumoto Kentaro -
Kaho as Matsumoto Fumiko - Katsumi Takahashi as Matsumoto Juichiro
Also Starring in Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
· 11 more- Satoko Ôshima Matsumoto Ayako
- Tasuku Emoto Nakagawa Akiyoshi
- Haruka Ayase Hirose Aki
- Tomokazu Miura Hirose Makoto
- Kei Tanaka Yasura Tadashi
- Yuika Motokariya Ueda Tomoyo
- Naoto Ogata Matsumoto Sakutaro (34 years)
- Satomi Tezuka Hirose
- Kotaro Tanaka Oki Ryunosuke
- Yuki Matsushita Yatabe Toshimi
- Sachiko Sakurai Kobayashi Aki
More from Yasuharu Ishii and Yuichiro Hirakawa
More films directed by Yasuharu Ishii and Yuichiro Hirakawa: Gibo to Musume no Blues 2022-nen Kinga Shinnen Special, The Memory Eraser, Stepmom and Daughter Blues: 2020 New Year’s Special and Lingering Spirits.
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Box Office
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World grossed $74.8 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$74.8M
- International
- $74.8M
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Оплакивая любовь в самом центре мира” and “Dünyanin orta yerinde ask için agliyorum”.
- Also known as
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- Оплакивая любовь в самом центре мира
- Dünyanin orta yerinde ask için agliyorum
- Socrates in Love
- 在世界的中心呼唤爱
- 在世界中心呼喊愛
- 세상의 중심에서 사랑을 외치다
- Gritando por Amor no Centro do Mundo
- Sekai no Chuushin de
- Ai wo Sakebu
- 在世界中心呼喚愛
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Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World, each answered in a sentence.
Who directed Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World?
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World was directed by Yasuharu Ishii and Yuichiro Hirakawa.
More films by Yasuharu Ishii Who is in the cast of Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World?
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World stars Takayuki Yamada as Matsumoto Sakutaro, Tatsuya Nakadai as Matsumoto Kentaro and Kaho as Matsumoto Fumiko, among 15 credited actors.
How much did Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World make at the box office?
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World grossed $74.8 million worldwide.
Does Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World have a post-credit scene?
No. Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World in?
The original language of Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World is Japanese.
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