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IMDb rating
6.9
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7.0

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Michael Thomsen
rated 9

This was a solid 8 out of 10 movie until some lovely long slow shots at the end that raised it to a 9 out of 10.

1 year ago
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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 6

...an inexpressibly tragic and painful human drama about complicated lives, a movie that interleaves the utter desolation with a dry understated comedy and a sense of emotional tangle and chaos...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...an inexpressibly tragic and painful human drama about complicated lives, a movie that interleaves the utter desolation with a dry understated comedy and a sense of emotional tangle and chaos...

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Cast & Crew

Koji Fukada
Director
Tomorowo Taguchi
As Makoto Osawa
Fumino Kimura
As Taeko Osawa
Kento Nagayama
As Jiro Osawa
Hirona Yamazaki
As Yamazaki
Win Morisaki
As Radio DJ (voice)
Misuzu Kanno
As Akie Osawa
Akari Fukunaga
As Tomiyama Fumiko

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Love Life follows the story of Taeko, a married woman who lives a peaceful life with her husband and young son. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when Park, her son's long-lost father, reappears after years of absence. Park is deaf, ill, and homeless, and Taeko decides to take him in and care for him. As she tries to help Park, she must confront her own guilt and pain, as well as the complicated relationships between herself, her husband, and her son. Through this journey, Taeko learns the true meaning of love and family.

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