Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (2019)

Original title

かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～

Directed by

Hayato Kawai

Genre

teen film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rated

G

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two proud and intelligent high school students, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya, each try to trick the other into confessing love first. Their battle of wits and pride drives the story forward.

playfulcomediclightheartedcompetitiveromanticfast-pacedquirkyflirty

What happens

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. The teaser visual poster was unveiled on May 3, 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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