恋結びの里 (2012): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2012, 恋結びの里 is a notable film directed by Naoki Segi, running about 57 minutes.

What it’s about. Twelve year old Osamu Hirano is in love with his classmate Rio, but he doesn’t have courage to confess his love to her. One day he learns that she is going out with Shuichi and this makes him very depressed. Shuichi is also a classmate, but unlike Osamu, he is very smart and also good at sports. Meanwhile, Osamu’s 21 year old sister Yumi, who years ago ran away to the big city of Nagoya, suddenly turns up with her fiancé, Kenji Yamaoka, a 45 year old ethnologist. Unsurprisingly, her parents have problems with Yumi’s choice of husband, particularly since he is the same age as her father and appears to have major health problems to boot. Yumi’s sudden reappearance, after years of silence, and her insistence on marrying a man more than twice her age, predictably throws the family into turmoil. Both Yumi and Osamu have problems addressing love, the deeper they fall into it, the more difficulty they have expressing their true feelings.

Who’s in it. 恋結びの里 stars Rika Adachi, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Sawa Suzuki and Kazuma Suzuki.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.0/10, 恋結びの里 has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 恋結びの里 page.