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Drowning Love

Drowning Love

6.1/ 10

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83

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2016

Release Year

111 min

Runtime

Romance
Drama

Overview

Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.

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Keywords

japan
based on manga
model
love story
teenage
teenager
magazine model
destined encounter
youth love story

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Reviews(2)

8.0avg rating
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sitenoise

September 1, 2017

A story we've seen from Japan a thousand times: Pretty girl transfer student from Tokyo to Hicksville falls for the brooding bad boy in class. It treats this middle school romance as if it's a little more mature than it is. What sets it apart are some of the directorial choices in editing and sound.

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Alunauwie

September 15, 2025

8
8/10

Drowning Love, adapted from George Asakura’s manga, explores an intense and mature love story between two teenagers, brought to life through strong performances, especially by Nana Komatsu. While emotionally captivating, the film feels tonally mismatched with its characters’ young ages and includes

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