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Love Like the Falling Petals

Seen it?

2022 | 128 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved Behind the Candelabra or Maurice, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa

  • Kento NakajimaAsakura Haruto
  • Honoka MatsumotoAriake Misaki
  • Kento NagayamaTakashi Ariake
  • Yuki SakuraiAyano Yoshino
  • Shuntaro YanagiKenzo Takanashi
  • Yumi WakatsukiMakoto Ichikawa
  • Jun KanameDr. Kamiya
  • Hidekazu MashimaManager Tsuji
  • Mitsuhiro OikawaKyosuke Sawai
  • Koki Takeda