Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"I thought I might be using a lifetime's happiness in a moment. I was that happy and she was that beautiful." A young boy stands on the red earth of Australia under its blue sky. It is 17-year-old Sakutaro Matsumoto. His time with the girl comes back to him. The colored sand runs through his hands and a tear appears on his cheek. He wakes up. It's 2004 and he is 34 years old and in Japan. He thinks "I have been in a world without her for 17 years." Returning home to see his old high school for the last time before it is demolished, Saku confronts anew the loss of the love of his life, Aki, to leukemia 17 years ago. Now a medical researcher at graduate school, he has been living as if half of him died with her since then. Based on the bestselling novel that sold over 3 million copies, the past and present come together in this love story that is both pure and sad.

Series details

• Title: Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2004-07-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-09-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21585
• IMDb ID: tt0464780
• TVDB ID: 84319

Cast and credited roles

• Takayuki Yamada — Matsumoto Sakutarou
• Haruka Ayase — Hirose Aki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-07-02; final listed air date 2004-09-10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Crying Out Love, in the Centre of the World on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.