I’m Sorry, I Love You (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1000 · 540 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Yasuharu Ishii, Hisashi Ueda

Starring

Chizuru Ikewaki, Shinobu Ôtake, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Riho Yoshioka, Reiko Kusamura, Tomoya Nagase

Ritsu, abandoned as a child by his mother Reiko, lives in the lower social stratum. A case leaves him with a fatal head injury, prompting him to find Reiko before he dies, convinced poverty drove her away. He discovers she now enjoys a happy life with pianist son Satoru and vows revenge. Meets Rinka, a girl he helped, who is Satoru’s childhood friend.