Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (film) explained
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku |
Native Name: | Child: | yes | Hide: | no | Header: | none | Kanji: | ヲタクに恋は難しい | Revhep: | Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii |
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Director: | Yūichi Fukuda |
Distributor: | Toho |
Runtime: | 122 minutes |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
Gross: | $11.7 million[1] |
is a 2020 Japanese romantic comedy film based on the webmanga series of the same name,[2] directed by Yuichi Fukuda and distributed by Toho. It stars Mitsuki Takahata as Narumi and Kento Yamazaki as Hirotaka. It was released in Japanese theaters on February 7, 2020.[3] [4] [5]
Plot
Narumi Momose is a female office worker who hides her fujoshi otaku lifestyle. At her new workplace she meets her old childhood friend Hirotaka, a handsome and capable company man who is a game otaku. The two seem perfect for each other, but love is difficult for otaku.
Cast
Production
On July 26, 2018, a video promoting the sixth volume of the manga revealed that a live-action movie adaptation was in production.[8]
On September 18, 2018, the lead actors were announced: Mitsuki Takahata and Kento Yamazaki to play Narumi and Hirotaka.[9]
First filming began on October 3, 2018 at Sake Dojo Jinya Nakamoto store.[10] [11]
Reception
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku earned $11,702,371 at the box office.
Notes and References
- Web site: August 20, 2022. Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (2020) box office. Box Office Mojo. August 20, 2022.
- Web site: https://comic.pixiv.net/works/1530. ja:ヲタクに恋は難しい. 2018-10-05. ja.
- Web site: ヲタクに恋は難しい. eiga.com. ja. September 18, 2018.
- Web site: https://eiga.com/news/20180918/1/. ja:高畑充希×山崎賢人、福田雄一監督作「ヲタクに恋は難しい」で初共演!歌うラブコメに挑戦. eiga.com. 2018-10-05. ja.
- Web site: 高畑充希と山崎賢人「ヲタ恋」実写版で歌って踊る!監督は"ミューヲタ"福田雄一. 株式会社ナターシャ. 映画ナタリー. September 18, 2018. September 18, 2018.
- Web site: http://www.stardust.co.jp/news/?id=7582. ja:山﨑賢人 映画「ヲタクに恋は難しい」主演決定!. 2018-10-05. ja.
- Web site: 内田真礼、映画『ヲタ恋』で"声優アイドル"本人役出演 鷺巣詩郎×及川眠子のオリジナル曲歌う. ORICON NEWS. 27 December 2019 . 2019-12-27.
- News: Fujita's Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Manga Gets Live-Action Film. Anime News Network. 2018-10-05. en.
- Web site: Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Live-Action Film Casts Mitsuki Takahata, Kento Yamazaki. Anime News Network. 2018-10-05.
- Web site: https://geino.tokyo/satuei-wotakoi/. ja:【山崎賢人×高畑充希】ヲタクに恋は難しいの撮影場所(ロケ地)神奈川. geino. 2018-10-05. ja. 2018-10-03.
- Web site: https://twitter.com/jinbee4123/status/1047371707898454016. ja:実写映画『ヲタクに恋は難しい』ロケ地&撮影場所、キャスト、あらすじ!【山﨑賢人×高畑充希】. 2018-10-05. ja.