Like Someone in Love


1h 49m 2012

Brief Synopsis

Akiko is a Tokyo student who moonlights as a call girl. When she is dispatched to a new client in the suburbs, she is surprised to find the shy and elderly Takashi, a committed academic constantly distracted by work-related phone calls. The lonely widower seems far more interested in playing house t

Film Details

Also Known As
End, The, Qualcuno da amare
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Eurospace ; Mk2 International ; Mk2 International ; Sundance Selects
Distribution Company
IFC /SUNDANCE SELECTS; Criterion Collection ; IFC Films ; Lucky Red ; Mk2 International ; New Wave Films (United Kingdom) ; Praesens-Films ; Sundance Selects ; Wild Bunch
Location
Japan

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Synopsis

Akiko is a Tokyo student who moonlights as a call girl. When she is dispatched to a new client in the suburbs, she is surprised to find the shy and elderly Takashi, a committed academic constantly distracted by work-related phone calls. The lonely widower seems far more interested in playing house than having sex and Akiko soon falls asleep. The next day, when the two encounter Akiko's volatile boyfriend Noriaki, the old man goes along with Noriaki's assumption that he is Akiko's grandfather, and as the three settle into their new roles, Takashi finds himself becoming the protector that Akiko so desperately needs.

Film Details

Also Known As
End, The, Qualcuno da amare
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2012
Production Company
Eurospace ; Mk2 International ; Mk2 International ; Sundance Selects
Distribution Company
IFC /SUNDANCE SELECTS; Criterion Collection ; IFC Films ; Lucky Red ; Mk2 International ; New Wave Films (United Kingdom) ; Praesens-Films ; Sundance Selects ; Wild Bunch
Location
Japan

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States February 15, 2013 (Los Angeles & New York)

Limited Release in United States February 15, 2013

Released in United States 2012 (Main Slate)

Video on Demand in United States February 15, 2013

Released in United States 2012 (World Cinema)

Video on Demand in United States February 15, 2013

Released in United States on Video May 20, 2014

Released in United States on Video May 20, 2014

Released in United States 2012

Released in United States 2012 (Main Competition)