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Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love (1997)

Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love poster
Original title
恋と花火と観覧車
Directed by
Hakaru Sunamoto
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widowed middle-aged man meets a younger woman through a marriage matching service. The film follows their developing romantic relationship.

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What happens

『恋と花火と観覧車』(こいとはなびとかんらんしゃ)は、1997年2月15日公開の日本映画。企画・脚本は秋元康。 男やもめの中年男(長塚京三)と、結婚情報サービスで知り合った年下の女性(松嶋菜々子)の恋愛模様を描いたロマンティック・コメディ。 長塚が1994年に出演した「サントリーオールド」のCMの役柄を踏襲しており、それまでの悪役のイメージを転換させ、「理想の上司」像を体現する俳優として脱皮するきっかけになった作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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