For Love's Sake
2012 2h 13m movie Film Japan

For Love's Sake

愛と誠

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.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Attack on Titan
    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

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.

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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
Reviews
50th
Review-volume percentile
43rd
Popularity percentile

30 audience reviews — more than 50% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 43th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
30
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesExcellent Film, KADOKAWA
Runtime2h 13m
Release DateJune 16, 2012
IMDbtt1980033
Official Sitewww.aiandmakoto.jp