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What Is Love?
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What Is Love?

2019-04-09 · 123 min · ★ 6.9

Romance · Drama

Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as long as she is with Mamoru. Meanwhile, Mamoru thinks Teruko is an easy woman for him to not love. Teruko's unrequited love grows deeper.

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Directors
Rikiya Imaizumi
Production companies
Animoproduce, ENRICO, anrico, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, MAM FILM, Bandai Namco Arts, The Asahi Shimbun, Hyogo Vendor, L'espace Vision
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yukino KishiiYukino KishiiTeruko Yamada
Ryo NaritaRyo NaritaMamoru Tanaka
Mai FukagawaMai FukagawaYoko
Ryuya WakabaRyuya WakabaNakahara
Noriko EguchiNoriko EguchiSumire
Mariko TsutsuiMariko TsutsuiYoko's Mother
Reiko KataokaReiko KataokaTeruko's Boss
Moeka HoshiMoeka HoshiTeruko's Colleague
Ayumu NakajimaAyumu NakajimaKanbayashi

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