Love Strikes! (2011)
Original title: モテキ
Love Strikes! is a 2011 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Hitoshi One, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Mirai Moriyama, Masami Nagasawa and Kumiko Aso.
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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What is Love Strikes! about?
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.
When was Love Strikes! released?
Love Strikes! was released on 23 September 2011.
How long is Love Strikes!?
Love Strikes! runs 1h 58m.
Who made Love Strikes!?
Love Strikes! was directed by Hitoshi One.
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Cast
- Mirai Moriyama as Yukiyo Fujimoto
- Masami Nagasawa as Miyuki Matsuo
- Kumiko Aso as Rumiko
- Riisa Naka as Ai
- Yoko Maki as Motoko
- Hirofumi Arai as Yuichi Shimada
- Nobuaki Kaneko as Daisuke Yamashita
- Lily Franky as Takuya Sumida
- Hikari Mitsushima as Itsuka Nakashiba
- Yuka Kashino
- Rinko Kikuchi as Naoko Hayashida
- Avu-chan as Avu-chan