Evergreen Love (植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました, Shokubutsu Zukan: Unmei no Koi, Hiroimashita) is a 2016 Japanese romance film directed by Kōichirō Miki, starring Takanori Iwata and Mitsuki Takahata and based on the romance novel Shokubutsu Zukan by Hiro Arikawa.[3][4][5] It was released in Japan on June 4, 2016.[4]
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| Kanji | 植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました |
| Directed by | Kōichirō Miki |
| Based on | Shokubutsu Zukan by Hiro Arikawa |
| Starring | Takanori Iwata Mitsuki Takahata |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | US$20.1 million[2] |
Plot edit
Sayaka (Mitsuki Takahata) works at an office. She's not very good at her job or with love. One night, she finds a man, Itsuki (Takanori Iwata), collapsed in front of her home. She takes him inside and they begin to live together. Itsuki teaches Sayaka about cooking wild herbs and collecting wild herbs, but he has a secret.
Cast edit
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- Takanori Iwata as Itsuki
- Mitsuki Takahata as Sayaka
- Hana Imai
Reception edit
On its opening weekend in Japan, the film was number-one by admissions, with 264,270,[3] and number-three by gross, with US$3.2 million.[6]
References edit
- ^ "植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Evergreen Love". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Schilling, Mark (June 6, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Dethroned by Local Romantic Drama 'Evergreen Love'". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "植物図鑑 運命の恋、ひろいました(2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "'Shokubutsu Zukan' movie releases poster and trailer". Arama! Japan. 27 February 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Japan Box Office June 4–5, 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Evergreen Love at IMDb
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