Love Strikes!

Love Strikes!

2011 · 118 min · JA · 7.6 (40 votes)
Dir. Hitoshi One · Starring Mirai Moriyama, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Aso, Riisa Naka, Yoko Maki, Hirofumi Arai · Music Taisei Iwasaki
ComedyRomanceDrama

Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki, pure and naive office worker Rumiko, beautiful shop assistant Ai and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.

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A charmingly awkward dive into unexpected romance and the bewildering experience of sudden popularity. It's a sweet, character-focused journey of self-discovery with a quirky, heartfelt J-drama feel.

awkwardheartfeltquirkysweetsteadyslice-of-liferomantic comedyJ-dramacharacter-drivenromanceself-discoverymid-life crisisfinding yourself
romcombased on mangapopularityawkward romance