Ai to Makoto

Ai to Makoto
愛と誠
Manga
Written by	Ikki Kajiwara
Illustrated by	Takumi Nagayasu
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	1973 – 1976
Audio drama
Station	Nippon Broadcasting System
Original run	April 8, 1974 – October 8, 1974
Live-action film
Directed by	Shigeyuki Yamane
Released	July 13, 1974
Runtime	89 minutes
Television drama
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 4, 1974 – March 28, 1975
Episodes	26
Live-action film
Zoku Ai to Makoto
Directed by	Shigeyuki Yamane
Released	March 15, 1975
Runtime	91 minutes
Live-action film
Ai to Makoto Kanketsu-hen
Directed by	Hideo Nanbu
Released	September 23, 1976
Runtime	91 minutes
Live-action film
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Studio	Kadokawa Pictures, Toei Company
Released	May 2012

Ai to Makoto (愛と誠, tran. Love and Truth) is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Takumi Nagayasu. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1974 and into four live-action films in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2012.^[1][2][3]

Cast

TV series

• Yūsuke Natsu
• Kimiko Ikegami
• Hisayuki Nakajima
• Sei Hiraizumi

2012 film

The 2012 film version, directed by Takashi Miike, was alternatively titled For Love's Sake^[4] in English.

The basic plotline sees a cross-class love story between Ai (Emi Takei), the daughter of a well respected Tokyo family, and delinquent Makoto (Satoshi Tsumabuki) who is seeking the leader of a female gang.

References

1. 愛と誠 (1974). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-05.
2. 続　愛と誠 (1975). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-05.
3. 愛と誠　完結篇 (1976). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-05.
4. Mubi reference

External links

• Jun-ai sanga: Ai to makoto at the Internet Movie Database
• Ai to Makoto at the Internet Movie Database