# Initiation Love

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{{Short description|2015 Japanese film by Yukihiko Tsutsumi}}
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| native_name      = イニシエーション・ラブ<!--(for non-English films: film's name in its native language)-->
| director       = [Yukihiko Tsutsumi](/source/Yukihiko_Tsutsumi)
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| based_on       = {{based on|Initiation Love|[Kurumi Inui](/source/Kurumi_Inui)}}
| starring       = [Atsuko Maeda](/source/Atsuko_Maeda)<br>[Shota Matsuda](/source/Shota_Matsuda)<br>[Fumino Kimura](/source/Fumino_Kimura)
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| studio         = Initiation Love Film Partners<br>[Nippon Television](/source/Nippon_Television)<br>{{illm|Office Crescendo|ja|オフィスクレッシェンド}}
| distributor    = [Toho](/source/Toho)
| released       = {{film date|2015|5|23}}
| runtime        = 110 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
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| gross          = {{JPY|1.31 billion}} (Japan)<!--(please use condensed and rounded values, e.g. "£11.6 million" not "£11,586,221")-->
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'''''Initiation Love''''' ([Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): イニシエーション・ラブ) is a Japanese [romance film](/source/romance_film) directed by [Yukihiko Tsutsumi](/source/Yukihiko_Tsutsumi). It was released in Japan on May 23, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=351031|script-title=ja:イニシエーション・ラブ(2015)|accessdate= May 26, 2015|work= allcinema|publisher= Stingray|language= Japanese}}</ref> 

The film is based on a novel of the same name by [Kurumi Inui](/source/Kurumi_Inui).

==Plot==

During the 80s in Japan, a college student named Suzuki falls in love with Mayu, a dental hygienist. But dreams beckon him to Tokyo, forcing their relationship to become a long-distance one. As he develops insecurities in their long distance arrangement, his relationship with Miyako, a colleague, begins blurring the lines of friendship and temptation. Under this strain on their relationship, Mayu and Suzuki begin drifting apart. 

==Cast==
<!-- cast list per http://ilovetakkun.com/cast.html, other characters considered minor -->
*[Atsuko Maeda](/source/Atsuko_Maeda) as Mayuko "Mayu" Naruoka<ref name="cast"/>
*Kanro Morita as Suzuki from Side A <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cubeinc.co.jp/members/prf/045.html|title=MORITA KANRO Profile|author=|date=|work=Cube Inc.|accessdate=8 April 2016|archive-date=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408031303/http://www.cubeinc.co.jp/members/prf/045.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[Shota Matsuda](/source/Shota_Matsuda) as Suzuki<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pc/2015/05/6145.html|title=Initiation Love | work=Nippon TV Program Licensing Catalog|author=|date=|accessdate=26 May 2015}}</ref> (also known as Takkun)<!-- 鈴木 --><ref name="cast">{{cite web|url=http://ilovetakkun.com/cast.html|title=映画『イニシエーション・ラブ』|author=|date=|accessdate=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527020243/http://ilovetakkun.com/cast.html|archive-date=27 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[Fumino Kimura](/source/Fumino_Kimura) as Miyako Ishimaru<ref name="chara">{{cite web|url=http://ilovetakkun.com/chara.html|title=映画『イニシエーション・ラブ』|author=|date=|accessdate=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527015539/http://ilovetakkun.com/chara.html|archive-date=27 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [Takahiro Miura](/source/Takahiro_Miura) as Kaido<!-- 海藤 --><ref name="chara"/>
* Tomoya Maeno<!-- 梵ちゃん --><ref name="chara"/>
* Noritake Kinashi as Shizuoka Branch Manager<ref name="chara"/>
* Satomi Tezuka as Shiho Ishimaru<ref name="chara"/>
* Tsurutaro Kitaoka as Kouki Ishimaru<ref name="chara"/>
* [Miyabi Matsuura](/source/Miyabi_Matsuura) as Natsuko
* Ayako Yoshitani as Yuko
* Ryô Satô as Madoka

==Reception==
As of June 14, 2015, the film had grossed {{JPY|1.05 billion}} at the Japanese box office.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/idol-anime-is-surprise-japan-box-office-hit|title= Idol anime is surprise Japan box office hit|author= Kevin Ma|date= June 18, 2015|accessdate= June 18, 2015|work= [Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150618113954/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/idol-anime-is-surprise-japan-box-office-hit|archivedate= June 18, 2015}}</ref>

On [Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia), Derek Elley gave the film an 8 out of 10 and called it a "well-cast, slickly entertaining '80s rom-com [that] has more than just its Big Twist."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/initiation-love|title= Initiation Love|author= Derek Elley|date= June 5, 2015|accessdate= June 5, 2015|work= [Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://ilovetakkun.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
*{{IMDb title|4119590}}

{{Yukihiko Tsutsumi}}

Category:2015 romance films
Category:Films directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Category:Nippon Television films
Category:Films set in the 1980s
Category:Films set in Shizuoka Prefecture
Category:Toho films
Category:2015 Japanese films
Category:Japanese romance films

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