---
title: 'Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Isao Yukisada'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crying-out-love-in-the-center-of-the-world-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424430/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)

2004 · 138 min · Drama, Romance · Japan

Original title: 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ

## Synopsis

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World  is a 2004 Japanese drama film directed by Isao Yukisada and based on the novel Socrates in Love by Kyoichi Katayama. The story follows a man Sakutarou who returns to his hometown and listens to audio diaries recorded by his school sweetheart Aki. Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Isao Yukisada](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-yukisada)
- **Screenplay:** [Isao Yukisada](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-yukisada)

## Cast

- [Kō Shibasaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-shibasaki)
- [Mirai Moriyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirai-moriyama)
- [Masami Nagasawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/masami-nagasawa)
- [Kanji Tsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kanji-tsuda)
- [Misato Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/misato-tanaka)
- [Kankurō Kudō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kankuro-kudo)
- [Yūki Amami](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuki-amami)
- [Tsutomu Yamazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsutomu-yamazaki)
- [Takao Ōsawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/takao-osawa)
- [Tetta Sugimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetta-sugimoto)

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