Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (film)
2020 Japanese film
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Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (ヲタクに恋は難しい, Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii) is a 2020 Japanese musical romantic comedy film based on the webmanga series of the same name,[2] directed by Yuichi Fukuda and distributed by Toho. It stars Mitsuki Takahata as Narumi and Kento Yamazaki as Hirotaka. It was released in Japanese theaters on February 7, 2020.[3][4][5]
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| Kanji | ヲタクに恋は難しい |
| Revised Hepburn | Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii |
| Directed by | Yūichi Fukuda |
| Written by | Yūichi Fukuda |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $11.7 million[1] |
Plot
Cast
- Mitsuki Takahata as Narumi Momose
- Kento Yamazaki as Hirotaka Nifuji[6]
- Nanao as Hanako Koyanagi
- Takumi Saitoh as Taro Kabakura
- Kento Kaku as Shinji Sakamoto
- Tsuyoshi Muro as Bartender
- Jiro Sato as Kunio Ishiyama
- Yumi Wakatsuki as Miku
- Mio Imada as Yuki Morita
- Maaya Uchida as Herself[7]
Production
On July 26, 2018, a video promoting the sixth volume of the manga revealed that a live-action movie adaptation was in production.[8]
On September 18, 2018, the lead actors were announced: Mitsuki Takahata and Kento Yamazaki to play Narumi and Hirotaka.[9]
First filming began on October 3, 2018 at Sake Dojo Jinya Nakamoto store.[10][11]
Reception
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku earned $11,702,371 at the box office.[1]
