Initiation Love

About Initiation Love

Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job.

Initiation Love (2015) is a mystery romance film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. The film is filed under shōwa era (1926-89), long distance relationship, economic bubble, and self-improvement.

Shota Matsuda takes the lead as Suzuki, Atsuko Maeda as Mayuko Naruoka, Fumino Kimura as Miyako Ishimaru, and Kanro Morita as Suzuki. It runs 110 minutes and was released in May 2015.

The screenplay is by Tete Inoue. Produced by Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company. The film began as a novel.

Nightmare Alley, Earthquake Bird, and Sweet & Sour make useful companions to Initiation Love, all filed under infidelity, love triangle, and 1980s.