| | |  | Gimme Sugar | Home » » » Love My Life | | | | | | | Description: | | Adapted from a Japanese graphic novel by Ebine Yamaji, this tender, upbeat film tells the story of a lesbian university student named Ichiko (Rei Yoshii) who falls for the serious Eri (supermodel Asami Imajuku). It's Ichiko's first love, and she wants to tell everyone, but she learns that coming out may not be so simple. Before long, the relationship is put to a tough test. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; deleted scenes; trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles. | | | Features: | |
• Opposites attract in this charming love story from Japan. Ichiko is a happy go lucky girl who falls in love with serious Eri, a fellow student at the university. Ichiko wants to tell the world about their love beginning with her father. But gay romance is not quite as easy as Ichiko envisions. When she comes out, she learns surprising family secrets. And Eri s studies soon are keeping them apart.
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Rei Yoshii, Asami Imajuku, Naomi Akimoto, Miyoko Asada, Kami Hiraiwa | | Director:
| Kôji Kawano | | Format:
| Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| Japanese | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Wolfe Video | | Run Time:
| 96 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| July 15, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Nice enough...Aug 30, 2008
By Boston Lesbian
"Happily Married in Massachusetts"
I watched this movie today. It is a good movie, not fantastic but nice enough. I agree with another reviewer who said the first part of the movie and the rest are very different, almost like another movie. The beginning of the movie is a sweet depiction of the relationship between the two twenty something year old women. In the middle it is less frothy and has more conflict and angst. I won't mention the ending; I don't want to spoil the ending for anyone.
If you are looking for steamy and graphic sex scenes you won't find that here. This movie reminds me of our lesbian movies of 10 or 20 years ago. It is more simple and innocent than the usual fare today. Knowing nothing of lesbians in Japan I don't know whether this movie is groundbreaking or usual. I wish there was an interview with the writers and directors of Love My Life and perhaps a documentary on lesbian life in Japan. It would be helpful to watch this movie in the context of GLBT life in Japan.
The extras on the DVD are few. They include deleted scenes, without subtitles and a Japanese trailer.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Love My LifeJun 11, 2009
By Francis Tuifao
This is a very interesting movie. It is not what I expected, but there were few interesting scenes that I've enjoyed. Overall, I like this movie. Thank you.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
CuteJan 31, 2009
By T.
"H"
Well this is no Hollywood movie by any means but its a cute movie all the same. I can relate to this movie in some ways which is why I loved it. I am more like Eri, (Yes, I'm female) the serious one. My girlfriend is the happy, bouncy one like Ichiko. Ok, maybe not that bouncy but pretty close. Lol Our personalities are very different, but we still click and we love each other. Over all I think the movie was real. At least to me. Some say its a little flat but it does tug at the heart strings a bit. So I say take it for what it is, a cute movie about two girls in love.
 Different because it's Japanese, but lacks believabilityOct 21, 2011
By Diva
A Japanese film about a lesbian couple. That's different ! Unfortunately, even though I found the relationship between Ichiko and her father rewarding, the one between her and Eri felt superficial. Rei Yoshii's enactment of her character verged on "Hello Kitty" with way too much wide-eyes and innocence for a lesbian already out of her closet. The role of Eri, on the other hand, was intriguing and although Asami Imajuku infused it with a sense of naturalism and confidence, the focus on her was relegated to the background too much. The portrayal of two lesbians in an intimate relationship was rather antiseptic (the opening sequence with the back-and-forth candy was neither erotic nor sensual, but more like two immature girls experimenting with something weird and forbidden). There was also an odd sense of holding-back by Yoshii whenever the plot called for a display of same-sex desire; and when she and Imajuku finally get to express mutual physical pleasure, the tenor lacked passion.
Love My Life was amazing...Jul 12, 2011
By Nads
I must say, this movie depicted one of society's flaws in an enjoyable way. In my opinion, this was a top movie in its category. I enjoyed more than "Spider Lilies" and "Saving Face." I highly recommend this movie.
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