| Initiation Love | |
| Native Name: | イニシエーション・ラブ |
| Director: | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
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| Starring: | Atsuko Maeda Shota Matsuda Fumino Kimura |
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| Studio: | Office Crescendo |
| Distributor: | Toho |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Gross: | (Japan) |
Initiation Love (Japanese: イニシエーション・ラブ) is a Japanese romance film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan on May 23, 2015.[1]
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Kurumi Inui.
In 80s Japan, college student Suzuki falls in love with Mayu, a dental hygienist. But dreams beckon him to Tokyo, forcing their relationship to become long distance. As he developes insecurities in their long distance arrangement, his relationship with Miyako, a colleague, begins blurring the lines of friendship and temptation. Under this strain on their relationship, Mayu and Suzuki begin drifting apart.
As of June 14, 2015, the film had grossed at the Japanese box office.[6]
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film an 8 out of 10 and called it a "well-cast, slickly entertaining '80s rom-com [that] has more than just its Big Twist."[7]