Boys Love (film)
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 The DVD cover of Boys Love |
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| Directed by | Kōtarō Terauchi |
| Produced by | Takashi Oohashi |
| Written by | Kōtarō Terauchi Karoruko Saki Senoo |
| Starring | Yoshikazu Kotani Takumi Saitou Hiroya Matsumoto Masashi Taniguchi |
| Music by | Chika Fujino |
| Editing by | Yoshitsugu Sagami |
| Release date(s) | November 24, 2006 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
Boys Love (ボーイズ ラブ Bōizu Rabu) refers to two Japanese films directed by Kōtarō Terauchi. The first, titled simply Boys Love, was released directly to DVD on November 24, 2006. Due to the commercial success of the first movie, Terauchi was invited to direct a new version of his film to be released on theatres, Boys Love theatrical edition. The story has also been adapted into a manga of the same name by shōjo manga artist, Kaim Tachibana.
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[edit] Boys Love
The movie tells the story of Taishin Mamiya, a magazine editor who meets and interviews a young model, Noeru Kisaragi, and becomes attracted to him. Their love, however, is forbidden. The tagline of the movie is "All we did was love each other, but...our love is forbidden. Why is it a "sin"?"
[edit] Plot
Just doing his job, magazine editor Taishin Mamiya (Yoshikazu Kotani) interviews high school model Noeru Kisaragi (Takumi Saito). Despite Noeru's bad attitude, an enchanting picture of the ocean he draws leads Mamiya to invite him out for dinner after-wards. They connect at the restaurant, but while in the bathroom there Noeru solicits Mamiya sexually. The next morning, Noeru's office calls the magazine office where Mamiya works. "Your editor was rude. Have him come and apologize." When Mamiya goes to Noeru's house to deliver the apology, he sees Noeru with a dirty-looking man. Mamiya is shocked to discover at that moment that his interest in Noeru goes beyond article research—he truly wants to know more about him.
[edit] Main cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Yoshikazu Kotani | Taishin Mamiya |
| Takumi Saito | Noeru Kisaragi |
| Hiroya Matsumoto | Chidori Furumura |
| Masashi Taniguchi |
[edit] Boys Love, the Movie
Created in response to the commercial success of 2006's Boys Love, director Kōtarō Terauchi and star Yoshikazu Kotani teamed up again in 2007 for a new theatrical version: Boys Love, the Movie (Japanese: BOYS LOVE 劇場版). The DVD was released in 2009 under the title Schoolboy Crush. The second film has a new cast except for main star Kotani. The slightly-different characters in the new film are defined better. The main differences in plot involve the actions of the roommate with glasses, the cause and aftermath of a rape, and of course the ending.
[edit] Plot
Kairo Aoi (Yoshikazu Kotani) teaches at a prestigious boarding school. One day, after a falling out with his girlfriend, he meets a young guy who provides him comfort and consolation during his time of need. Soon after that, a new student, Sora (Atsumi Kanno), transfers into his class, and is the same boy he had encountered before. Kairo tries to put the past behind him and keep their relationship a secret, but Sora is not about to let go easily. Kairo tries to keep Sora away from him but they eventually become a couple.
[edit] Main cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Yoshikazu Kotani | Kairo Aoi |
| Atsumi Kanno | Sora Amakami |
| Yuuki Kawakubo | Ichiyō Mizuki |
| Kazunori Tani | Riku Hanazono |
