Japan Synopsis
世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Other Titles From Toho Pictures
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Crying Out Love in the Center of the World itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Crying Out Love in the Center of the World. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World holds position #85 of 298 Japan films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Crying Out Love in the Center of the World premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1597th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
43 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Crying Out Love in the Center of the World, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fiancée · 1
- flirtatious woman · 1
- athletic girl · 1
- flashback · 28
- love · 123
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,609 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #702 of 1,933 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toho Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 18m |
| Release Date | May 8, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0424430 |