Drowning Love (2016)

Movie Details

Original Title 溺れるナイフ

Original Language JA

Status Released

Popularity 3.0

Cast

Masaki Suda

Koichiro Hasegawa

Popularity: 1.1

Nana Komatsu

Natsume Mochizuki

Popularity: 0.7

Daiki Shigeoka

Katsutoshi Otomo

Popularity: 0.4

Mone Kamishiraishi

Kana Matsunaga

Popularity: 1.1

Ryohei Shima

Shogo Hirono

Popularity: 0.6

Yoichiro Saito

Naoki

Popularity: 0.6

Gôichi Mine

Takumi Hasume

Popularity: 0.8

Ayumu Ito

Ryuta

Popularity: 0.2

Masami Horiuchi

Koshiro

Popularity: 0.7

Miwako Ichikawa

Meiko

Popularity: 0.8

Mickey Curtis

Tetsuo

Popularity: 1.0

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Nazuki Amano

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Executive Producer Satomi Odake, Kazuo Nakanishi, Tatsumi Yoda

Director Yuki Yamato

Screenplay Kishū Izuchi, Yuki Yamato

Producer HONOKI Hiromi

Editor Kenichi Hirai

Production

ARK-Film

Shochiku

Culture Entertainment

GAGA Corporation

Videos & Trailers

DROWNING LOVE Trailer with English subtitles

Trailer

小松菜奈と菅田将暉がキス寸前！映画『溺れるナイフ』特報映像

Teaser

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

sitenoise

Sep 1, 2017

A story we've seen from Japan a thousand times: Pretty girl transfer student from Tokyo to Hicksville falls for the brooding bad boy in class. It treats this middle school romance as if it's a little more mature than it is. What sets it apart are some of the directorial choices in editing and sound. ... Read more

Alunauwie 8/10

Sep 15, 2025

Drowning Love, adapted from George Asakura’s manga, explores an intense and mature love story between two teenagers, brought to life through strong performances, especially by Nana Komatsu. While emotionally captivating, the film feels tonally mismatched with its characters’ young ages and inclu ... Read more