
▲ "Only Love Can Make Me Survive" movie poster
On the 21st of this month, the live-action film "Only Love Can Make Me Survive (Also Translated as Alive, Is Love)" (released on November 9) based on the novel of the same name by writer and director Yukiko Motoya, which won the Wasagawa Award, lifted its trailer and poster. From the beginning, the trailer shows the audience the emotional entanglement between the heroine Ningzi (Kiri), who has been staying at home for a long time due to hyperhynosis, and the lover Tsunaki (Sugata Shoki), who has lived with her for 3 years. What was originally a trivial matter, the two frequently quarreled and drifted apart.
Directed by Mitsutoshi Sekine, the film tells the story of a young love affair between Ningko (Funato), a woman who has been socially distant from society for a long time due to hypersomnia, and Tsunaki (Shoko Sugata), the editor of gossip magazine. Also contributing to the film are Tetsuji Tanaka, Naomi Nishida, Toyotomi Matsushige, Shizukawa Ishibashi, Izaku Oda, Izaku Nakari and other powerful actors.
In addition to the fierce quarrel between the two, the trailer also shows the sweet behavior of the two like a pair of lovers. Not only is there an interaction between the male and female protagonists, but there is also a nervous scene of Tsunagi's ex-girlfriend Ando (Nakasari Isha) in order to reunite with Tsunagi and find Ninko and say "break up with him". After the release of Cass, the luxurious supporting cast has also become one of the highlights of this movie.
The poster is designed with a tearful Ningzi and a listless Tsunaki at the center of the picture, supplemented by the words "Even if it is only for a moment, let's accept each other". The sentence on the poster seems to be the true heart of the two people, saying in silence: Even if we are immature and unreliable people, let us live like this. (Lito/Translation)