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Perfect World
Poster
Directed byKenji Shibayama
Screenplay byKeiko Kanome
Based onManga series Perfect World
by Rie Aruga
Produced byHiroko Furukubo
Asami Nishi
StarringHana Sugisaki
Takanori Iwata
CinematographyYoko Itakura
Edited byHiroaki Morishita
Music byTakefumi Haketa
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
LDH pictures
Release date
  • 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) (Japan)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office622 million yen[1]

Perfect World (Japanese: パーフェクトワールド 君といる奇跡, Hepburn: Pafekuto Warudo: Kimi to Iru Kiseki) is a 2018 Japanese film based on manga series Perfect World by Rie Aruga. It is a love story between a protagonist disabled by an accident and the heroine who cares deeply for him. Directed by Kenji Shibayama, it stars Takanori Iwata and Hana Sugisaki,[2] alongside a supporting cast featuring Kenta Suga, Sei Ashina, Aya Ōmasa, Magy, Kazue Itoh, Mantaro Koichi, and Naomi Zaizen.[3][4]

It was released in Japan on October 5, 2018[5] and grossed 622 million yen in total.[1]

Plot

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[6][7][8][9] Architect Ayukawa Itsuki is paralyzed from the waist down. Although he was the ace of the basketball team back in high school, he injured his spinal cord in an accident while in the third year of university. After that, he decided that he would not play basketball or fall in love ever again because he was wheelchair-bound.

Itsuki was Kawana Tsugumi’s classmate and her first love. Tsugumi liked drawing, and her ambition was to go to art college. However, she lacked confidence and gave up on the exam. Even though she got into an interior design firm, it is a clerical position. Itsuki and Tsugumi happen to meet again at a work-related drinking session.

The two of them are attracted to each other. However, they face problems, including disapproval of their parents, the appearance of a love rival, and illness as they search for the meaning of happiness..

Cast

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  • Takanori Iwata as Itsuki Ayukawa, an architect who is disabled in the lower part of his body due to an accident and is reliant on a wheelchair. He was popular in high school and was good at playing basketball.
  • Hana Sugisaki as Tsugumi Kawana, an interior decorator. she has had a crush on Ayukawa since high school, but she never reveals her feeling to him. She meets him again in Tokyo and starts dating him. She is good at drawing.
  • Kenta Suga as Hirotaka Koreda, Kawana's friend from high school who is very fond of her.
  • Sei Ashina as Aoi Nagasawa, Ayukawa's Care helper.
  • Aya Ōmasa as Miki Yukimura, Ayukawa's ex-girlfriend.
  • Magy as Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Ayukawa's boss.
  • Kazue Itoh as Sakiko Kawana, Kawana's mother.
  • Mantaro Koichi as Motohisa Kawana, Kawana's father.
  • Naomi Zaizen as Fumino Ayukawa, Ayukawa's mother.

Release

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Perfect world was released in Japan on October 5, 2018[5] in 323 cinema, and was released in Hong Kong on November 1 of the same year,[10] before its Korean release on April 4,[11] 2019 and Taiwan's release on August 7, 2020.[12]

Marketing

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On June 10, 2017, it was announced that a live-action film co-starred by Takanori Iwata and Hana Sugisaki based on manga Perfect World was being made, and would finish shooting in July.[13][14] The first teaser of the film was released on March 31, 2018, as the release date of the film was set on October 15, 2018.[15] The first poster was released on April 21,[16] before the release of the official poster on July 18,[17] and followed by a series of stills release from August to October.[18][19][20][21][22] A trailer was released on July 4, announcing that Kenta Suga and Sei Ashina has also joined the cast.[23] Another trailer was released on August 23, using "Perfect World", the theme song of the film by E-girls, as background music.[24] A series of events for fans and media were held before and after the release of the film on September 4, September 26, and October 6 in Tokyo to promote the film, with the main cast including Takanori Iwata and Hana Sugisaki attending.[25][26][27]

Reception

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Box office

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Despite the effect of Typhoon, the film grossed 17.38 million yen on its opening weekend, and was ranked No.4 at the Japanese box office.[28] It grossed 622 million in total.[1]

Critical response

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Film critic Toyama Shinya deemed the film as an "idol film", but he found some scenes and cuts from the film similar to Yasujirō Ozu's Tokyo Story.[29]

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  22. ^ "岩田剛典の躍動感溢れる車イスバスケの姿が 『パーフェクトワールド 君といる奇跡』新場面写真". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド 映画部 (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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  24. ^ Inc, Natasha. "岩田剛典×杉咲花「パーフェクトワールド」E-girlsによる主題歌とのコラボ映像". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  25. ^ "「パーフェクトワールド 君といる奇跡 」岩田剛典 、杉咲花、須賀健太、芦名星、大政絢ら 登壇！ 仲間愛溢れる！ "パーフェクトな撮影現場エピソード"を披露！ – CINEMATOPICS" (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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  27. ^ Inc, Natasha. "「パーフェクトワールド」岩田剛典が杉咲花へのサプライズ失敗、自分に「下手くそか」（写真30枚）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  28. ^ "大人の女性からも絶賛の嵐！『パーフェクトワールド 君といる奇跡』週末動員ランキング実写邦画第１位 【ABEMA TIMES】". ABEMA TIMES (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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