Love and Lies
2017 1h 50m movie Film Japan

Love and Lies

恋と嘘

Synopsis

恋と嘘

The Japanese government carries out a program to increase the birth rate in the country. Their program analyzes gene information from its residents and selects a marriage partner for them. Aoi Nisaka is a high school student. She is in a love triangle with childhood friend Yuto Shiba and Sosuke Takachiho. Sosuke Takachiho is appointed by the government to become her husband.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Love and Lies. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2016–2018 Japan Window

Love and Lies holds position #419 of 602 Japan films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. Sonic Mania Adventures
    #2

    Sonic Mania Adventures

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  3. My Korean Teacher
    #3

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  4. My Hero Academia
    #4

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  5. DARLING in the FRANXX
    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  6. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #6

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
    #7

    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  8. Mob Psycho 100
    #8

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Love and Lies premiered alongside 193 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.

The 3640th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

11
Reviews
11th
Review-volume percentile
22nd
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 11% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,868 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #231 of 406 (top 57%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateOctober 14, 2017
IMDbtt6733372