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46% Critic Match
Desperate Love 1989
4.6 / 10• 1992• 46m•NR• Japanese
AnimationDramaMusicRomance
Storyline
Koji Nanjo, a young rock star, falls in love with soccer player Takuto Izumi. Koji eventually learns that Izumi's mother killed his father out of severe and intense love. Izumi took all the guilt for his father's murder and refuses to go pro because of fear that his past will be discovered by the media. Izumi detests Koji's company and encouragement and severely dislikes the attention from the press, but Koji cannot stay away for he soon realizes that his love for Izumi is very similar to the love that Izumi's mother felt for his father.
Cast & Crew
Show Hayami
Koji Nanjo (voice)
Lead
Takehito Koyasu
Takuto Izumi (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Katsumi Shibuya (voice)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takuji Endo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desperate Love 1989 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
