Love and Other Cults

Love and Other Cults

The Team Behind Lowlife Love Bring You.

2017•1h 35m•6.8/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(24)

Ai's mother sends her to live with a cult commune, where she remains for seven years. After the cult is broken up by the police, Ai struggles to fit in with society.

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Production

Third Window Films, Libertas

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Ai Shima

Kenta Suga

Kenta Suga

Ryota Sakuma

Anthony

Kenta

Kaito Yoshimura

Kaito Yoshimura

Yuji Mieno

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Reika Kojima

Ami Tomite

Ami Tomite

Manami

Hana Matsumoto

Hana Matsumoto

Yuka Mita

Nanami Kawakami

Nanami Kawakami

Miharu Kitami

Katsuya Maiguma

Katsuya Maiguma

Kazuharu Kitami

Matthew Chozick

Cult Leader Lavi

Taro Yabe

Taro Yabe

Seno

Denden

Denden

Hisaya Kida

Léona Hirota

Léona Hirota

Kaori Shima

Yoshimasa Kondo

Yoshimasa Kondo

Tsunehiko Mita

Nanami Hidaka

Nanami Hidaka

Chika

Ryoka Neya

Ryoka Neya

Chi

Hako Ohshima

Hako Ohshima

Miki Mita

Shunpei Kawagoshi

Shunpei Kawagoshi

Haruki

Wan Marui

Wan Marui

Cult Member

Chavetaro Ishizaki

Chavetaro Ishizaki

Biker

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