Ai to Makoto (2012)
For Love's Sake (2012)
BDRip | MP4 | 1024 x 432 | x264 @ 1193 Kbps | 133 min | 1,30 Gb
Audio: Japanese AAC 5.1 @ 192 Kbps | Subs (external): English, Korean
Genre: Romance
BDRip | MP4 | 1024 x 432 | x264 @ 1193 Kbps | 133 min | 1,30 Gb
Audio: Japanese AAC 5.1 @ 192 Kbps | Subs (external): English, Korean
Genre: Romance
Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai (Emi Takei), a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu (Takumi Saito), who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko (Sakura Ando), a gang member who eyes Makoto.
IMDB
Very definitely worth seeing, Miike's latest starts out wonderfully strong, but tends to bog down during the middle third of its 131 minute running time. Though based on a manga, this is also a clever send-up of romantic/tragic musicals that - at its best - sets hilariously cheesy dance numbers to vintage Japanese pop songs (one song sounds very much like a variation on "Urami Bushi", aka "The Grudge Song", popular from both the film FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION 701, and from KILL BILL: Vol. 2, while another song would appear to be the title theme to 60's TV cartoon, WOLF BOY KEN). FOR LOVE'S SAKE (the international festival title) also features a lot of violent, over-the-top fight scenes, perhaps too many of which involve the male heartthrob nearly punching the life out of a adoring schoolgirls (I found these scenes a bit repetitive after a while). Still, despite it's drawbacks, fans of Miike will not want to miss this one.IMDB Reviewer
Ai to Makoto (2012)
