Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ, Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu) is a 2004 Japanese drama film directed by Isao Yukisada and based on the novel Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama.[3] The story follows a man (Takao Osawa) who returns to his hometown and listens to audio diaries recorded by his school sweetheart (Masami Nagasawa) before her death.
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Directed by | Isao Yukisada |
Written by | Isao Yukisada Yuji Sakamoto Chihiro Ito |
Based on | Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama |
Produced by | Kei Haruna Minami Ichikawa |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥8.5 billion (Japan)[1] $2.13 million (overseas)[2] |
The film opened in Japan on 8 May 2004, which brought Nagasawa recognition as an actress. It was a financial success, and its theme song, "Hitomi o Tojite" (With My Eyes Closed) by Ken Hirai, became a successful single. It 2005, it was remade in South Korea as My Girl and I.