Synopsis
愛と誠
Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around Makoto and Ai are Iwashimizu, who has feelings for Ai and Gamuko, a gang member who eyes Makoto.
Other Titles From Excellent Film
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding For Love's Sake itself).
The 2011–2013 Japan Window
For Love's Sake holds position #207 of 482 Japan films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when For Love's Sake premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2619th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
30 audience reviews — more than 50% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 43th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,991 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #875 of 1,933 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Excellent Film, KADOKAWA |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | June 16, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt1980033 |
| Official Site | www.aiandmakoto.jp |



















