

Close Range Love
2014-10-11 · 118 min · ★ 7.4
A smart high school student falls in love with her English teacher after she receives one-on-one tutoring from him.
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- Directors
- Naoto Kumazawa
- Production companies
- TOHO, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP, J-dream, Kodansha, NatureLab, Showgate, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Nippon Television Network Corporation, AX-ON, Nippon Eizo Creative, Sony PCL, KADOKAWA Daiei Studio
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Tomohisa YamashitaHaruka Sakurai
Nana KomatsuYuni Kururugi
Asami MizukawaMirei Takizawa
Nozomu KotakiRyu Matoba
Mizuki YamamotoKikuko Nanami
Hirofumi AraiKazuma Akechi
Kazuma SanoSaki Sato
Seika FuruhataMei YoshidaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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