
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Release Date: 5/8/2004
Runtime: 138 minutes
Languages: Japanese
Director: Isao Yukisada
00Companies: Toho Pictures, TOHO, TBS, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Shogakukan, Stardust Pictures, MBS, Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Countries: Japan
Alunauwie
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World follows Saku as long-buried memories of his first love resurface, revealing a tender yet painful journey through grief and unfinished emotions. Through melancholic visuals, honest dialogue, and the symbolic use of a voice cassette, the film bridges past and present to show how love can linger even after loss. Ultimately, it portrays acceptance not as forgetting, but as releasing with grace so life can move forward. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)

Takao Osawa
Sakutaro Matsumoto

Ko Shibasaki
Ritsuko Fujimura

Masami Nagasawa
Aki Hirose

Mirai Moriyama
Young Sakutaro Matsumoto

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Shigezou Matsumoto

Kankuro Kudo
Ryunosuke Oki

Kanji Tsuda
Johnny

Issey Takahashi
Young Ryunosuke

Rio Kanno
Young Ritsuko

Tetta Sugimoto
Aki's Father

Katsutaka Furuhata
Young Johnny

Yuki Amami
Sakutaro's Boss
2002