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Crying Out Love in the Center of the World is a 2004 Japanese drama film directed by Isao Yukisada and based on the novel Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama. The story follows a man who returns to his hometown and listens to audio diaries recorded by his school sweetheart before her death.
Original Release
05/08/2004
US Release
07/10/2010
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Takao Ohsawa | Sakutaro Matsumoto |
| Masami Nagasawa | Aki Hirose |
| Mirai Moriyama | Sakutaro Matsumoto / Sakutaro Matsumoto (High School) |
| Ko Shibasaki | Ritsuko Fujimura |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki | Shigezou Matsumoto |
| Kankurô Kudô | Ryunosuke Ooki |
| Kanji Tsuda | Johnny |
| Meriç Benlioglu | Ryunosuke (high school student) |
| Rio Kanno | Ritsuko (girl) |
| Tetta Sugimoto | Aki's Father |
Directors
Writers
Kyouichi Katayama, Isao Yukisada, Yûji Sakamoto, Chihiro Itô
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Takao Ohsawa | Sakutaro Matsumoto |
| Masami Nagasawa | Aki Hirose |
| Mirai Moriyama | Sakutaro Matsumoto / Sakutaro Matsumoto (High School) |
| Ko Shibasaki | Ritsuko Fujimura |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki | Shigezou Matsumoto |
| Kankurô Kudô | Ryunosuke Ooki |
| Kanji Tsuda | Johnny |
| Meriç Benlioglu | Ryunosuke (high school student) |
| Rio Kanno | Ritsuko (girl) |
| Tetta Sugimoto | Aki's Father |
| Katsutaka Furuhata | Johnny (high school) |
| Yuki Amami | Sakutaro's Boss |
| Machiko Ono | |
| Nao Ômori | |
| Kenta Uchino | Classmate |
| Aki Nishihara | Classmate / Class president |
| Masaru Miyazaki | Classmate |
| Marie Kawaguchi | Classmate |
| Maika Matsumoto | Classmate |
| Yuka Terazaki | Classmate |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Kei Haruna | Producer |
| Minami Ichikawa | Producer |
