Love for Beginners

Here's a film that asks: what if a wallflower got a makeover and a boyfriend? Tsubaki is a shy hairdresser targeted by the school playboy, Kyota, and somehow they begin dating. That he's a cad is something the film can't quite overcome.

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Takeshi Furusawa directed Love for Beginners in 2012. See Takeshi Furusawa's full filmography, where to start with Takeshi Furusawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takeshi Furusawa.

Love for Beginners was released in 2012 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 121 minutes.