Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu

Name: Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2004-05-08
Duration: 2 h 18 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Takao Osawa, Kô Shibasaki, Masami Nagasawa, Mirai Moriyama, Tsutomu Yamazaki

IMDb ID: tt0424430 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.2 (3,993 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Canada: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (English)
United Kingdom: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Ireland: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (English)
India: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (English)
New Zealand: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (English)
United States: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
World-wide: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (English)
South Africa: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (English)
Brazil: Clamando por Amor, no Centro do Mundo
Hong Kong: Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World (English, DVD Title)
Turkey: Dünyanın orta yerinde aşk için ağlıyorum (Turkish)
South Korea: Sesangui jungshimeseo sarangeul wichida
Russia: Оплакивая любовь в самом центре мира
Bulgaria: Ридания за любовта в сърцето на света (Bulgarian)
Japan: 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ (Japanese)
Taiwan: 在世界的中心呼喊愛情
Dünyanın orta yerinde aşk için ağlıyorumRelease Date2004-05-08Runtime138 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews18Critic Reviews13Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapanese
EnglishKeywordsfiance fiancee relationship
japanese drama
live action adaptation
live action book adaptation
schoolFilming LocationsKagoshima, JapanProduction CompaniesToho
Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
HakuhodoOfficial SitesOfficial site (Japan) - http://aiosakebu-dvd.jp/
Official site (Japan) - http://aiosakebu.yahoo.co.jp/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424430/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0424430.jpgUpdated At2025-11-14T10:42:35

Directors

Isao Yukisada

Writers

Kyouichi Katayama
Yûji Sakamoto
Chihiro Itō
Isao Yukisada

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Takao Osawa | Character: Sakutaro Matsumoto
Actor: Kô Shibasaki | Character: Ritsuko Fujimura
Actor: Masami Nagasawa | Character: Aki Hirose
Actor: Mirai Moriyama | Character: Sakutaro Matsumoto (High School)
Actor: Tsutomu Yamazaki | Character: Shigezou Matsumoto
Actor: Kankurō Kudō | Character: Ryunosuke Ooki
Actor: Kanji Tsuda | Character: Johnny
Actor: Issei Takahashi | Character: Ryunosuke (high school student)
Actor: Rio Kanno | Character: Ritsuko (girl)
Actor: Tetta Sugimoto | Character: Aki's Father
Actor: Katsutaka Furuhata | Character: Johnny (high school)
Actor: Kenta Uchino | Character: Classmate
Actor: Aki Nishihara | Character: Classmate
Actor: Masaru Miyazaki | Character: Classmate
Actor: Marie Kawaguchi | Character: Classmate
Actor: Maika Matsumoto | Character: Classmate
Actor: Yuka Terasaki | Character: Classmate
Actor: Magy | Character: Camera-ya no ten-in
Actor: Kazusa Matsuda | Character: Yuko Nakagawa
Actor: Yôichi Okamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Yukiko Okamoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Masahiro Noguchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Machiko Ono | Character: Actress
Actor: Eri Yamazaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Maki Horikita | Character: Actress
Actor: Kanako Higuchi | Character: Actress
Actor: Mark Saunders | Character: Actor
Actor: Michael Longbottom | Character: Actor
Actor: Charlie Brown | Character: Actor
Actor: Yoshimasa Kondô | Character: Ninagawa sensei
Actor: Reiko Kusamura | Character: Actress
Actor: Dandy Sakano | Character: English Teacher
Actor: Nao Ōmori | Character: Actor
Actor: Misato Nagano | Character: Actress
Actor: Isao Yatsu | Character: Actor
Actor: Maya Kobayashi | Character: Actress
Actor: Yûki Amami | Character: Sakutaro's Boss
Actor: Midori Kiuchi | Character: Sakutaro's Mother
Actor: Yoshimitsu Morita | Character: Movie Director
Actor: Misato Tanaka | Character: Ritsuko's Mother
Actor: Misato Watanabe | Character: D. J.

[Directors Group]
Name: Isao Yukisada | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kyouichi Katayama | Role: Writer
Name: Yûji Sakamoto | Role: Writer
Name: Chihiro Itō | Role: Writer
Name: Isao Yukisada | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kei Haruna | Role: Producer
Name: Minami Ichikawa | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yôko Kumagai | Role: Composer
Name: Hidehiko Urayama | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Noboru Shinoda | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Takeshi Imai | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Tadao Tanaka | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Osamu Yamaguchi | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Masatoshi Kurakata | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Hironori Itô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mizuki Itô | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Takuro Ishizaka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiroki Nakamura | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yûki Nakamura | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mizuho Kudô | Role: Script and Continuity Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424430/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: May 8, 2004
South Korea: October 8, 2004
Taiwan: November 12, 2004
Turkey: January 7, 2005
Hong Kong: February 17, 2005
Italy: April 2005 (Udine Far East Film Festival)
Germany: April 15, 2005 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
Singapore: July 7, 2005
United States: July 10, 2010 (Japan Cuts)
Japan: February 14, 2016 (Sanuki Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office