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.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Liar and His Lover sits at position #129.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Liar and His Lover premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |