is a 2013 Japanese musical

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starring

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and

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. It is based on the

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of the same name by

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Synopsis

Story of a highly successful, yet reclusive music composer named Aki Ogasawara who becomes involved in a relationship with a 16-year-old fan on a whim while lying about his true identity. Eventually she gets recruited into the music industry herself, causing additional complications.

Cast

Main

as Aki Ogasawara :A 25-year-old genius producer and bassist, who composes for the rock band "Crude Play" under the alias Soichiro. He used to be a member of the band with his three other childhood friends, but left the band right before their debut. He becomes depressed, and tries to find solace through music. *

as Riko Koeda :A 16-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice. She is in an amateur band "Mush & Co." with two of her childhood friends. Riko meets and falls in love with Aki at first sight, and tries to help him overcome his pain.

Supporting

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as Shun Sakaguchi, guitarist and vocalist of "Crude Play" *

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as Shinya Shinohara, bassist of "Crude Play" who replaced Aki's position * Kouki Mizuta as Kaoru Ono, guitarist of "Crude Play" * Koudai Asaka as Teppei Yazaki, drummer of "Crude Play" *

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as Yuichi Kimijima, member of "Mush & Co." * Yuki Morinaga as Sota Yamazaki, member of "Mush & Co." * Saki Aibu as Mari, Aki's ex-girlfriend *

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as Soichiro Takagi, music producer and Aki's rival *

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as Miwako Nagahama, Takagi's assistant *

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as Master of Ceremonies

Production

The live adaptation of the film was first announced in March 2012. Auditions were held from March to June 2012 to choose the female lead, Riko. On March 6, 2013, it was announced that

was handpicked from 5000 applicants to play the female lead, Riko. This also marks her acting debut. Takeru Sato was also announced as the male lead, Aki.

Soundtrack

Prologue

A prologue drama series, titled ''A Story of Before She and I Met'' was aired on

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from December 9 for 10 episodes, with each episode lasting 10 minutes.

Box-office

By December 2013, the film had earned ¥164 million (

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1.59 million). By January 19, it had grossed ¥1.58 billion (

15.13 million).

References

External links

''The Liar and His Lover''
on

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