''Narratage'' ( ja, ナラタージュ) is a 2017 Japanese romantic drama film directed by
Isao Yukisada
is a Japanese film director from Kumamoto. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's ''Love Letter'', ''April Story'', and ''Swallowtail Butterfly''.
Filmography Director
* ''Open House'' (1998)
* (Sunflower) (2000)
* ''A Closing Day'' ...
, starring
Jun Matsumoto
Jun or JUN may refer to:
People and anthroponymy
* Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name
* Jun (singer), a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
* Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer
* A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surn ...
,
Kasumi Arimura
is a Japanese actress. Her television roles have included the young Haruko Amano in the 2013 NHK asadora ''Amachan'' and the lead role in the 2017 asadora ''Hiyokko''. She has also appeared in several films, including '' Flying Colors'', for whic ...
,
Kentaro Sakaguchi
is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as a model in Men's Non-no magazine in 2010, and as an actor under Tristone Entertainment in 2014. He has since starred in television series ''Tokyo Tarareba Musume'' (2017) and ''Signal'' (2018), as w ...
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Daichi Kaneko
is a Japanese actor.
Life and career
Kaneko is from Hokkaido.
On October 13, 2014, Kaneko won the ''Amuse Audition Festival 2014'', hosted by Amuse Inc., in the actor and model category.
In 2019, Kaneko had his first starring role in '' Fu ...
,
Mikako Ichikawa
is a Japanese actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa.
Biography
Due to her older sister being in the modeling business, Ichikawa made several appearances in the fashion magazine ''Olive'' ...
and
Kōji Seto
is a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in ''Kamen Rider Kiva''; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. He stars as Mori ...
. It is an adaptation of the
Rio Shimamoto
is a Japanese writer. She has won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the Noma Literary New Face Prize and the Naoki Prize, and her work has been adapted for film.
Biography
Shimamoto was born in 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. She made her literary debut ...
novel '.
Cast
*
Jun Matsumoto
Jun or JUN may refer to:
People and anthroponymy
* Jun (given name), a common Japanese given name
* Jun (singer), a member of South Korean boy band U-KISS
* Tomáš Jun, Czech footballer
* A spelling of common Korean family name Jeon (Korean surn ...
as Takashi Hayama
*
Kasumi Arimura
is a Japanese actress. Her television roles have included the young Haruko Amano in the 2013 NHK asadora ''Amachan'' and the lead role in the 2017 asadora ''Hiyokko''. She has also appeared in several films, including '' Flying Colors'', for whic ...
as Izumi Kudo
*
Kentaro Sakaguchi
is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as a model in Men's Non-no magazine in 2010, and as an actor under Tristone Entertainment in 2014. He has since starred in television series ''Tokyo Tarareba Musume'' (2017) and ''Signal'' (2018), as w ...
as Reiji Ono
* as Shio Yamada
* as Hirofumi Kurokawa
* as Yuzuko Tsukamoto
* as Iori Kaneda
*
Daichi Kaneko
is a Japanese actor.
Life and career
Kaneko is from Hokkaido.
On October 13, 2014, Kaneko won the ''Amuse Audition Festival 2014'', hosted by Amuse Inc., in the actor and model category.
In 2019, Kaneko had his first starring role in '' Fu ...
as Kei Shindo
*
Mikako Ichikawa
is a Japanese actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa.
Biography
Due to her older sister being in the modeling business, Ichikawa made several appearances in the fashion magazine ''Olive'' ...
as Mizuki Hayama
*
Kōji Seto
is a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in ''Kamen Rider Kiva''; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu. He stars as Mori ...
as Keita Miyazawa
Release
It was released in theatres in Japan on 7 October 2017.
Reception
Guy Lodge of ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' wrote that while the film is "fully in touch with its very real emotions", it "feels just a little more than it says."
Edmund Lee of the ''
South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained ...
'' rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that "for all its finer accomplishments, Yukisada’s effort has probably stepped too far out of the line of ethics to find an agreeable audience."
Elizabeth Kerr of ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...
'' wrote that the film is a "mess on the storytelling front" and that it "basks in shameless sentimentality".
References
External links
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* {{rotten-tomatoes, narratage, Narratage
Japanese romantic drama films
2017 romantic drama films