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Love Like the Falling Petals (2022)

Love Like the Falling Petals poster
Original title
桜のような僕の恋人
Directed by
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 08m
Rated
16
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 100 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young photographer falls in love with a woman who has a terminal illness. They try to make the most of their time together despite her declining health.

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What happens

Love Like the Falling Petals (Japanese: 桜のような僕の恋人) is a 2022 Japanese film directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa and written by Tomoko Yoshida, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Keisuke Uyama. It stars Kento Nakajima and Honoka Matsumoto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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