The Liar and His Lover (2013)
Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band decides to make their major record debut Aki quits the band. But, Aki provides his music to Crude Play under the name of producer Soichiro. Aki begins to date Riko, whose father runs a fruit and vegetable shop. Riko doesn't know about Aki's background, but she likes to listen to him hum. Riko is in a band herself, with childhood friend Yuichi and Sota. One day she is scouted by producer Soichiro.
Director:
Norihiro Koizumi
Writers:
Norihiro Koizumi, Tomoko Yoshida.
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Takeru Satoh as Aki Ogasawara |
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Sakurako Ohara as Riko Koeda |
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Shohei Miura as Shun Sakaguchi |
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Masataka Kubota as Shinya Shinohara |
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Kouki Mizuta as Kaoru Ono |
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Kodai Asaka as Teppei Yazaki |
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Ryo Yoshizawa as Yuichi Kimijima |
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Yuki Morinaga as Sota Yamazaki |
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Mitsuki Tanimura as Miwako Nagahama |
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Saki Aibu as Mari |
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Takashi Sorimachi as Soichiro Takagi |
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Ryûto as young Aki Ogasawara |
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Asuka Moriyama as |
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Mizuki Komatsu as |
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Kota Fudauchi as |
| Directing | Norihiro Koizumi | Director |
| Writing | Kotomi Aoki | Comic Book |
| Writing | Norihiro Koizumi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tomoko Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Production | Kazuyoshi Ishida | Producer |
| Production | Takaaki Kada | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Taisei Iwasaki | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Minami Ichikawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tatsuro Hatanaka | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Hiroyuki Ishizaka | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hideo Nakagane | Other |
| Production | Marin Sakagami | Associate Producer |
| Production | Takaaki Kabuto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kyôhei Sudachi | Line Producer |
| Production | Shinichiro Tsuzuki | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eito Furukubo | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eito Furukubo | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Hiro'o Yanagida | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Yasushi Miyao | Gaffer |
| Production | Takashi Ishihara | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Seiji Kameda | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Yûko Honzu | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Hiroaki Morishita | Editor |
| Directing | Kazuhiro Yoshida | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Kei'ichiro Ohshima | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Michihiko Yanai | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Music Editor |
| Art | Kei Gotsuji | Art Direction |
| Production | Ken Tsuchiya | Producer |
| Art | Miyuki Orito | Decorator |
| Sound | Hajime Komiya | Sound Recordist |