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Just Only Love (2019)

Just Only Love poster
Original title
愛がなんだ
Directed by
Rikiya Imaizumi
Genre
romance, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
15
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in Tokyo becomes obsessed with a handsome but aloof man who treats her casually. As she pours her feelings into him, her friends and her own better judgment watch from the sidelines. The film follows her struggle to understand what she actually wants from love.

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What happens

Just Only Love (Japanese: 愛がなんだ, Hepburn: Ai ga nanda; lit. What Is Love?) is a 2018 Japanese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rikiya Imaizumi. Based on the novel of the same name by Mitsuyo Kakuta, the film stars Yukino Kishii, Ryo Narita, Mai Fukagawa, and Ryuya Wakaba. The film premiered at the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival, and received a theatrical release in Japan in April 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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