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 | Tatsuro Hatanaka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Minami Ichikawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kazuyoshi Ishida | Producer |
| Production | Takashi Ishihara | Executive Producer |
| Production | Takaaki Kabuto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Takaaki Kada | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marin Sakagami | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kyôhei Sudachi | Line Producer |
| Production | Shinichiro Tsuzuki | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Taisei Iwasaki | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hiro'o Yanagida | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hiroaki Morishita | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eito Furukubo | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eito Furukubo | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Kazuhiro Yoshida | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hiroyuki Ishizaka | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Yasushi Miyao | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hideo Nakagane | Other |
| Sound | Seiji Kameda | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Yûko Honzu | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kei'ichiro Ohshima | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Michihiko Yanai | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Masaru Ohgawara | Music Editor |
| Production | Ken Tsuchiya | Producer |
| Art | Miyuki Orito | Decorator |
| Sound | Hajime Komiya | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Kei Itsutsuji | Art Direction |