Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (film)

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (Japanese: かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～, Hepburn: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen) is a 2019 Japanese film adaptation of a manga series of the same name by Aka Akasaka. It is directed by Hayato Kawai, distributed by Toho. On February 21, 2019, Shueisha announced that a live-action film adaptation for the series is in production. The film was premiered in Japan on September 6, 2019. Sho Hirano was announced for the role of Miyuki Shirogane, and Kanna Hashimoto was announced for the role of Kaguya Shinomiya. Hayato Kawai directed the film, Yūichi Tokunaga wrote the screenplay, and principal photography was conducted for March to April 2019.^[2][3][4] The teaser visual poster was unveiled on May 3, 2019.^[5]

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Theatrical release poster
Kanji	かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳～
Revised Hepburn	Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen
Directed by	Hayato Kawai
Written by	Yūichi Tokunaga
Based on	Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka
Starring	Sho Hirano Kanna Hashimoto
Music by	Koji Endo
Production companies	Twins Japan Asmik Ace Toho Pictures
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥2 billion ($18.44 million)[1]

Plot

In the senior high school division of Shuchiin Academy, student council president Miyuki Shirogane and vice president Kaguya Shinomiya appear to be a perfect match. Kaguya is the daughter of a wealthy conglomerate family, and Miyuki is the top student at the school and well known across the prefecture. Although they like each other, they are too proud to confess their love, as they believe whoever does so first would lose. The story follows their many schemes to make the other one confess or at least show signs of affection.

Cast

See also: List of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War characters

• Kanna Hashimoto as Kaguya Shinomiya
• Sho Hirano as Miyuki Shirogane
• Nana Asakawa as Chika Fujiwara^[6]
• Hayato Sano as Yū Ishigami^[7]
• Mayu Hotta as Ai Hayasaka^[6]
• Natsumi Ikema as Nagisa Kashiwagi^[6]
• Yūtarō as Tsubasa^[6]
• Masahiro Takashima as Miyuki's father^[6]
• Jiro Sato as Shōzō Tanuma, narrator^[6]
• Aoi Koga as Cinema Counter Girl^[8]
• Amu Fukao as Kei Shirogane

Sequel

A sequel titled Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Final (かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～ ファイナル, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai - Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen Final) was released in theaters on August 20, 2021.^[9]