I Hate But Love

Original title: Nikui an-chikushô

1962
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

317

YOUR RATING

Drama Romance

A celebrity impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When his controlling manager, the woman he loves, follows, the two must reconcile while dod... Read allA celebrity impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When his controlling manager, the woman he loves, follows, the two must reconcile while dodging reporters.A celebrity impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When his controlling manager, the woman he loves, follows, the two must reconcile while dodging reporters.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

317

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The two seater sports car Kita-san drives around Tokyo is a Jaguar XK-140.

Goofs
Daisaku Kita writes a message on the bedroom door and goes to sleep with the bedroom door open. When manager Noriko arrives the bedroom door is closed so she can read the message.

User reviews4

Review

Featured review

5/10

Not very good

Sadly, I wasn't really feeling this one. It starts with a decent amount of energy and promise, but starts to feel repetitive after the first half, and I think it made its two lead characters too unlikeable - the guy's obnoxious and eventually even abusive, and the girl doesn't feel like a real person, the way she doesn't seem to want to do anything but pursue this jerk.

It's got a watchable first half followed by a tedious, sometimes kind of bad second half. Not the worst thing ever, but certainly a disappointment (it would easily be ranked behind the other two Koreyoshi Kurahara films I've seen so far, Intimidation and I Am Waiting).