Japan Synopsis
カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる
Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band decides to make their major record debut Aki quits the band. But, Aki provides his music to Crude Play under the name of producer Soichiro. Aki begins to date Riko, whose father runs a fruit and vegetable shop. Riko doesn't know about Aki's background, but she likes to listen to him hum. Riko is in a band herself, with childhood friend Yuichi and Sota. One day she is scouted by producer Soichiro.
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Music + Romance in Japan
18 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Music and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Liar and His Lover itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
The Liar and His Lover holds position #129 of 530 Japan films in the 2012–2014 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 The Liar and His Lover premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2883rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
65 audience reviews — more than 69% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (69th percentile) outruns trending popularity (53th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,092 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Music productions specifically: #15 of 68 (top 22%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, AMUSE, Fuji Television Network, Robot Communications, Shogakukan |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | December 14, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2281309 |
| Official Site | kanouso-movie.com |