The Liar and His Lover
Seen it?2013 | 117 min | Music, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band decides to make their major record debut Aki quits the band. But, Aki provides his music to Crude Play under the name of producer Soichiro. Aki begins to date Riko, whose father runs a fruit and vegetable shop. Riko doesn't know about Aki's background, but she likes to listen to him hum. Riko is in a band herself, with childhood friend Yuichi and Sota. One day she is scouted by producer Soichiro.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$16 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Norihiro Koizumi
- Takeru SatohAki Ogasawara
- Sakurako OharaRiko Koeda
- Shohei MiuraShun Sakaguchi
- Masataka KubotaShinya Shinohara
- Kouki MizutaKaoru Ono
- Kodai AsakaTeppei Yazaki
- Ryo YoshizawaYuichi Kimijima
- Yuki MorinagaSota Yamazaki
- Mitsuki TanimuraMiwako Nagahama
- Saki AibuMari