(CRYING OUT LOVE, IN THE
CENTER OF THE WORLD)
Language : Japanese
Subtitle: Chinese / Korean / Japanese / English
Region Code : Japanese Region Code 2
99mins
Story:
In a small regional town in 1980s southern Japan,
Sakutaro "Saku" Matsumoto and Aki Hirose, who were classmates all
through junior high school, become high school students and then fall in
love with one another. They share audio diaries, go on excursions
together, and enjoy summer vacation.
However, Aki soon finds herself suffering from Leukemia
and begins to weaken day by day, rendering her unable to see Saku or go
outside. Saku, desperate to take Aki to Uluru (Ayers
Rock) in Australia (the "Center of the World" in the Japanese title), a
place she had wished to go to, desperately tries to achieve just that.
Saku buys tickets to go, but Aki dies before boarding the plane.
Seventeen years later, as an older, sombre Saku trudges through
everyday existence, the last tape of Aki's audio diary is suddenly
unearthed, leading Saku back to his hometown in the south, and back into
his memories of his last days with Aki.
