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Ai no Kotodama (2007)

Ai no Kotodama poster
Original title
愛の言霊
Directed by
Satoshi Kaneda
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A live-action film adaptation based on a boys' love manga. It follows a romantic relationship between two men and the ways they express their feelings for each other.

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What happens

Ai no Kotodama (愛の言霊; lit. 'The Power of Love Language') is a Japanese manga series by Keiko Konno. It was serialized in the boys' love manga magazine Daria from 2000 to 2003. A live-action film adaptation was released on October 27, 2007. A live-action film sequel titled Ai no Kotodama: Sekai no Hate Made, based on the short story Sekai no Hate Made compiled with Ai no Kotodama's volumes, was released on August 7, 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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