The Liar and His Lover

2013 · 117 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,629 VOTES · DIR. Norihiro Koizumi

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Overview

Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band decides to make their major record debut Aki quits the band. But, Aki provides his music to Crude Play under the name of producer Soichiro. Aki begins to date Riko, whose father runs a fruit and vegetable shop. Riko doesn't know about Aki's background, but she likes to listen to him hum. Riko is in a band herself, with childhood friend Yuichi and Sota. One day she is scouted by producer Soichiro.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,070 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:41 Controlling every day with the palm of their hands
00:04:07 During that time, I was moody all the time.
00:08:57 Leave the key.
00:14:06 but he cranked up right before the debut.
00:17:06 He's ex-member right?
00:20:32 ...but it makes you want to sing it out loud.
00:24:51 Hey Sou...
00:29:27 ...you'd be releasing CDs, doing live concerts, ....
00:32:33 I'm no good at meeting people.
00:35:59 Follow me.
00:40:13 Yeah, his name uh
00:44:21 Perfect idol for girls!
00:46:51 You made me feel sick.
00:51:40 Eh?
00:57:34 We're not going to end ourselves here
01:03:33 ...but I felt miserable all the way.
01:07:17 It's because of you.
01:13:22 Purposely in the rain you
01:18:25 Really good song.
01:27:01 Yeah, tell him that!
01:34:23 They're all still untitled
01:42:24 Hey, don't you think too much?
01:49:19 Will be a shadow to your light
01:56:42 - THE END - Translations by Kay Rumi

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,070
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:00:41
Final line01:56:42

Production Record

DirectorNorihiro Koizumi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,629