Parallel World Love Story

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Parallel World Love Story
AuthorKeigo Higashino
Country Japan
LanguageJapanese
GenreNovel
PublisherChuokoron-Shinsha, Kodansha
Publication date
  • 1 February 1995 (book)
  • 13 March 1998
Pages345
ISBN978-4120024009
Websitekodansha

Parallel World Love Story is a novel by Keigo Higashino.[1]

The book was published in book form by Chuokoron-Shinsha in 1 February 1995, and in paperback by Kodansha in 13 March 1998.[1] This work is a best-selling novel with a total circulation of over 1.5 million copies.[2]

The novel was adapted into a film in May 2019.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

Takashi Tsuruga once had a woman whom he saw from the train and fell in love at first sight. One day, when he met his best friend Tomohiko, he was introduced to his girlfriend. That lover was Mayuko, the woman Takashi fell in love with at first sight. Takashi is intensely jealous of Tomohiko. One day, however, he realizes that Mayuko is his girlfriend. Takashi is torn between two world lines, wondering if it is a dream or reality.

Main characters[edit]

Takashi Tsuruga
He works for Vitec Corporation, a general computer manufacturer. He is currently enrolled at MAC Technical College, a research and educational institution of the same company as Tomohiko.
Tomohiko Miwa
He and Takashi were together from junior high school to graduate school and are best friends. He has a bad leg and is introverted. He is smart and sharp. Enrolled in MAC Technical College.
Mayuko Tsuno
Beautiful woman. She is a researcher at MAC Technical College. She is Tomohiko's lover and Takashi's lover at the same time.

Bibliographic information[edit]


Movie[edit]

Parallel World Love Story
Parallel World Love Story (パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー)
Directed byYoshitaka Mori
Written byKeigo Higashino
Screenplay byLion Hitosizuku
Starring
CinematographyTakahiro Haibara
Music byGoro Yasukawa
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 31 May 2019 (2019-05-31) (Japan)
Running time
108min.
Country Japan
LanguageJapanese

The movie Parallel World Love Story was released on 31 May, 2019, distributed by Shochiku. The leading role is Yuta Tamamori.

This work was said to be difficult to visualize,[4] but according to director Yoshitaka Mori, he expressed two different worlds in which Takashi wanders into, each filmed in a different way. Mori also said that he created two separate scripts for each of the two films, and then combined them into a single film.[5]

During filming, Yuta Tamamori, the lead actor, was instructed by director Mori to play the role with the feeling of giving everything you have.[6] Therefore, Tamamori poured all his energy into the role, saying, "I have no choice but to play the role with the will to die."[7] Mori also requested Tamamori that he face himself and look at himself again. So Tamamori looked back on his life from his upbringing to the present, itemized the differences between himself and Takashi, and said that he tried to create the role while thinking about the differences.[6][8]

Shota Sometani, who played Tomohiko, said that he played the role with the importance of his love for Takashi as his best friend above all.[9] Tomohiko and Takashi are best friends, but there are many scenes in the film where the two clash. Sometani and Tamamori even discussed the theme of "what is a best friend" before filming.[9]

Riho Yoshioka, who played Mayuko, said that since the film was based on a work that was said to be difficult to visualize, the script was difficult to follow, and that is why the director was so strict and she played the role with the feeling of fighting with the director every time.[10]

According to the June 3, 2019 Movie Audience Ranking (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha), this film ranked fourth with approximately 112,000 visitors and 143 million yen in box office revenue over the two days of Saturday and Sunday (June 1 and 2, 2019).[11]

Synopsis[edit]

Takashi Tsuruga graduated at the top of his graduate school class and joined Vitec, a company that conducts cutting-edge research. While conducting research with Tomohiko Miwa, his best friend since junior high school, he and Mayuko Tsuno, a junior colleague, became lovers.[12] However, one day he woke up to find that Mayuko was Tomohiko's girlfriend. Tomohiko was in love with a woman whom Takashi felt in love with at first sight on the train.[13] As he woke up in different world lines, Takashi became confused as to which world is the real one.

Characters[edit]

Takashi Tsuruga by Yuta Tamamori[14]
The protagonist of this work. He is good looking and smart. He once saw Mayuko on a train and fell in love with her at first sight. Tomohiko has been his best friend since junior high school. He is confused as to whether Mayuko is actually his or Tomohiko's lover.
Mayuko Tsuno by Riho Yoshioka[15]
A beautiful woman. She is a researcher at Vitec and Takashi's junior colleague. She is a mysterious woman who does not say much.
Tomohiko Miwa by Shota Sometani[16]
A researcher at Vitec and Takashi's best friend since junior high school. He has a bad leg. He is very smart.

Related products[edit]

  • DVD/Blu-ray
    • Luxury Edition (One full-length movie and one bonus disc)
      • Blu-ray (VPXT-71768)/DVD (VPBT-14881), VAP, Inc.
        • Special Video Features
          • Making of the film
          • Behind the scenes of "Parallel World Love Story" as told by director Yoshitaka Mori
          • Greetings from the stage and events
          • Unreleased Scenes
          • Spots and trailers
          • Included extras (tentative)
          • Special booklet
    • Regular Edition (One full-length movie and one bonus disc)
      • Blu-ray (VPBT-14882)/DVD (VPBT-14881), VAP, Inc.
        • Special Video Features
          • Spots and trailers
  • Original sound track

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー" (in Japanese). Kodansha. 1998-03-13. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  2. ^ "映画『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』、メイキング映像公開。主演 玉森裕太（Kis-My-Ft2）がクランクアップで安堵の表情". tower (in Japanese). 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. ^ "玉森裕太主演「パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー」ビジュアル完成　"2つの世界"映す特報も" (in Japanese). 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  4. ^ "玉森裕太主演　東野圭吾の真骨頂「パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー」を最大限に楽しむには？". bookbang (in Japanese). 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  5. ^ "玉森裕太を追い込んだ!?『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』映像化不可能への挑戦" (in Japanese). 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  6. ^ a b "玉森裕太、4年ぶり主演映画で感じた「壊れてしまうかも」という恐怖". crankin (in Japanese). 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  7. ^ "【Kis- My-Ft2】玉森裕太ロングインタビュー「失いたくないものとは？」【パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー】". pia (in Japanese). 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  8. ^ "映画『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』、メイキング映像公開。主演 玉森裕太（Kis-My-Ft2）がクランクアップで安堵の表情". tower (in Japanese). 2019-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  9. ^ a b "本作で初共演。玉森裕太と染谷将太が語る『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』". pia (in Japanese). 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  10. ^ "『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』吉岡里帆　単独インタビュー". cinematoday (in Japanese). 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  11. ^ "映画興行成績：「ゴジラ　キング・オブ・モンスターズ」が初登場首位　「パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー」は4位発進". mantan (in Japanese). 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  12. ^ "映画『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』". moviewalker (in Japanese). 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  13. ^ "パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー". natalie (in Japanese). 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  14. ^ "Kis-My-Ft2・玉森裕太が3年ぶりの映画主演！東野圭吾のベストセラー恋愛小説に挑む(画像2/2)". moviewalker (in Japanese). 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  15. ^ "吉岡里帆の繊細な"一人二役"　『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』で静かに新境地へ". Realsound (in Japanese). 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  16. ^ ""天才がハマる"染谷将太、唯一無二の存在感が与える説得力『パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー』". cinemacafe (in Japanese). 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-18.

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