[REVIEW] Ai to Makoto

[sukaretto]

Ai to Makoto
Japanese Movie

Genre: Romance, Musical, Comedy

Cast:

• Tsumabuki Satoshi as Taiga Makoto
• Takei Emi as Saotome Ai
• Saito Takumi as Iwashimizu
• Ono Ito as Takahara Yuki
• Ando Sakura as Gamuko
• Ihara Tsuyoshi as Zao Gonta
• Yo Kimiko as Taiga Toyo
• Hitoto Yo as Saotome Miyako
• Ichimura Masachika as Saotome Shogo
• Maeda Ken as teacher
• Kato Seishiro as young Makoto

Synopsis:

     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.

info credits: http://asianwiki.com/For_Love's_Sake 

Sukaretto says:
p.s. contains major spoilers.
     i have mixed feelings with this movie. i didn't read the synopsis before watching so when Satoshi started singing (my speakers were in full blast), i was scrambling hard to lower the volume. this is supposed to be a comedy, right? because i was really laughing hard with a lot of scenes. especially the singing parts. hands up (and feet) to the cast. i've yet to see the director's other works (Audition and Ichi the Killer) but they say they're better than this one.
     i just thought that Satoshi's too old for the part. i know he doesn't look 30 but he doesn't look like 16-18 too. Saito Takumi barely passed the high school character. but both's so good so let's just ignore their age. i'm just wondering, i know Makoto died in the end, but did he fell in love with Ai, because he died walking all the way to the hospital (fucking hospital, he should have at least got himself treated first!) and hugging her, or was he just grateful to her because she'll go to that extent to save him.

My Ratings: i'll give this 3/5 :)