Love Strikes!

Love Strikes!

Love Strikes!

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Love Strikes!

2011

1h 58m

7.6(37 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki, pure and naive office worker Rumiko, beautiful shop assistant Ai and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.

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Production Companies

Office Crescendo

Toho Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

森山未來

Yukiyo Fujimoto

森山未來

Acting

長澤まさみ

Miyuki Matsuo

長澤まさみ

Acting

麻生久美子

Rumiko

麻生久美子

Acting

仲里依紗

Ai

仲里依紗

Acting

真木よう子

Motoko

真木よう子

Acting

新井浩文

Yuichi Shimada

新井浩文

Acting

金子ノブアキ

Daisuke Yamashita

金子ノブアキ

Acting

リリー・フランキー

Takuya Sumida

リリー・フランキー

Acting

満島ひかり

Itsuka Nakashiba

満島ひかり

Acting

樫野有香

Unknown Role

樫野有香

Acting

菊地凛子

Naoko Hayashida

菊地凛子

Sound

アヴちゃん

Avu-chan

アヴちゃん

Directing

Maruichiro Maruo

Unknown Role

Maruichiro Maruo

Acting

Yui Sobue

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

赤堀雅秋

Unknown Role

赤堀雅秋

Acting

信川清順

Unknown Role

信川清順

Acting

Haruka Ueda

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

東加奈子

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Uni Denda

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

内田慈

Unknown Role

内田慈

Acting

りりィ

Unknown Role

りりィ

Acting

伊達暁

Unknown Role

伊達暁

Acting

山田真歩

Unknown Role

山田真歩

Acting

西脇綾香

Unknown Role

西脇綾香

Acting

大本彩乃

Unknown Role

大本彩乃

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