Close Range Love

2014 118 min ★ 7.5 Drama, Romance

A smart high school student falls in love with her English teacher after she receives one-on-one tutoring from him.

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Cast

Tomohisa Yamashita

Haruka Sakurai

Nana Komatsu

Yuni Kururugi

Asami Mizukawa

Mirei Takizawa

Nozomu Kotaki

Ryu Matoba

Mizuki Yamamoto

Kikuko Nanami

Hirofumi Arai

Kazuma Akechi

Kazuma Sano

Saki Sato

Seika Furuhata

Mei Yoshida

Kotone Shiina

Student

Details

Director

Naoto Kumazawa

Screenplay

Yukiko Manabe

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Production

TOHO, D.N. Dream Partners, VAP, J-dream, Kodansha, NatureLab, Showgate, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Nippon Television Network Corporation, AX-ON, Nippon Eizo Creative, Sony PCL, KADOKAWA Daiei Studio

Reviews

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Alunauwie

July 17, 2026

★ 8/10

Close Range Love is a gentle Japanese romance that explores emotional growth through the story of a brilliant but emotionally reserved student who gradually learns to understand and express her feelings. While its teacher–student romance may be controversial and some character motivations feel underdeveloped, the film stands out for Nana Komatsu's subtle performance and its heartfelt portrayal of ...