Ai to Makoto

Ai to Makoto (愛と誠, tran. Love and Truth) is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Takumi Nagayasu. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1974 and into four live-action films in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2012.[1][2][3]

Ai to Makoto
Cover of the first volume of the 2001 Kodansha Manga Bunko edition
愛と誠
Manga
Written byIkki Kajiwara
Illustrated byTakumi Nagayasu
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original run1973 – 1976
Audio drama
StationNippon Broadcasting System
Original runApril 8, 1974 – October 8, 1974
Live-action film
Directed byShigeyuki Yamane
ReleasedJuly 13, 1974 (1974-07-13)
Runtime89 minutes
Television drama
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 4, 1974 – March 28, 1975
Episodes26
Live-action film
Zoku Ai to Makoto
Directed byShigeyuki Yamane
ReleasedMarch 15, 1975 (1975-03-15)
Runtime91 minutes
Live-action film
Ai to Makoto Kanketsu-hen
Directed byHideo Nanbu
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1976 (1976-09-23)
Runtime91 minutes
Live-action film
Ai to Makoto
Directed byTakashi Miike
StudioKadokawa Pictures, Toei Company
ReleasedMay 2012 (2012-05)

TV series

Cast

2012 film
Main article: For Love's Sake (film)

The 2012 film version, directed by Takashi Miike, was alternatively titled For Love's Sake[4] in English.

The basic plotline sees a cross-class love story between Ai (Emi Takei), the daughter of a well-respected Tokyo family, and delinquent Makoto (Satoshi Tsumabuki) who is seeking the leader of a female gang.

References
  1. 愛と誠 (1974). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  2. 続 愛と誠 (1975). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  3. 愛と誠 完結篇 (1976). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  4. Mubi reference


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