Name: BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie
Genre: Romance, Romantic Comedy
Released: 2008-06-23
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Mao Inoue, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, Abe Tsuyoshi

Mao Inoue is an award-winning Japanese actress. She was born on January 9, 1987, in Yokohama, Japan, and made her acting debut in 1992, at the age of five. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of theatrical productions, variety programs, films, and television dramas, including “Boys Over Flowers” (2005).

Mao Inoue

Matsumoto Jun is a Japanese singer, actor, dancer, and model who was born in Tokyo, Japan, on August 30, 1983. He made his acting debut in 1997 in a stage play version of the movie “Stand by Me.” He began working as a model in 1998 and later became a member of the all-male pop group Arashi. His acting credits include a notable role in the 2005 live-action drama series version of the hit manga series “Boys Over Flowers,” as well as a number of follow-up titles based on the same manga. More recently, he starred in the 2021 film “99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie.”

Matsumoto Jun

Oguri Shun is a Japanese actor who was born on December 26, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan. He started acting when he was aged just 13, when he appeared in the drama series “Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune” (1995). He has since appeared in scores of hit dramas and movies, including “Hana-Kimi” (2007) and “Segodon” (2018). He also starred in the 2020 movie “Godzilla vs. Kong.”

Oguri Shun

Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. He was born on September 10, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan, and made his acting debut in 2003. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “BOYS OVER FLOWERS” (2005) and “BOYS OVER FLOWERS 2 (returns)” (2007).

Matsuda Shota

Abe Tsuyoshi is a Chinese-Japanese actor who was born on February 13, 1982 in Heilongjiang Province, China. He moved to Japan when he was aged nine. He appeared in the 2000 movie “Public Toilet” and in 2004 made his drama bow in “Michael the Archangel’s Dance.” In 2005, he starred in “Boys Over Flowers.” He has also appeared in the hit dramas “Absolute Boyfriend” (2008) and “Wish to See You Again” (2008).

Abe Tsuyoshi

Mayumi Sada is a Japanese model, singer, and actress. She was born on August 23, 1977, in Tokyo, Japan, and began her career as a model at the age of three. In 2001, she made her debut as a singer with the release of her debut single, “Pray/discovery”. In 2003, she made her acting debut, taking her first role in a film. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including “BOYS OVER FLOWERS” (2005) and “BOYS OVER FLOWERS 2 (returns)” (2007).

Mayumi Sada

Aki Nishihara is a Japanese actress. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, on August 19, 1987, and made her acting debut in 2003. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “BOYS OVER FLOWERS 2 (returns)” (2007).

Nishihara Aki

Naohito Fujiki is an award-winning Japanese actor. He was born in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, on July 19, 1972, and made his acting debut in 1995. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie” (2008).

Naohito Fujiki

Emiko Matsuoka is a Japanese actress. She was born on May 23, 1984, in Fukuoka, Japan, and made her acting debut in 2005. Since then, she has appeared in a variety of films and television dramas, including “BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie” (2008).

Emiko Matsuoka

After announcing their engagement to the world, Tsukasa Domyoji (Jun Matsumoto) and Tsukushi Makino (Mao Inoue) are called to formally meet with their parents. During the meeting with Tsukasa’s parents, his mother presents Tsukasa with a beautiful tiara which is said to grant endless love to the owner and her partner. Touched by the gift, Tsukasa plans to cherish it forever but almost immediately after receiving it, the tiara is stolen.

Determined to find the thief and retrieve the tiara, Tsukasa and Tsukushi follow a trail of clues which leads them to a casino in Las Vegas. Realizing their odds of catching the thief on their own are slim, Tsukasa calls in the rest of the F4 to help. Arriving at the casino, Rui Hanazawa (Shun Oguri), Sojiro Nishikado (Shota Matsuda), and Akira Mimasaka (Tsuyoshi Abe) try to help in recovering the tiara but their arrival comes too late. Learning the tiara is to be sold on the black market in Hong Kong, the reunited friends head to Hong Kong but their plans to retrieve the tiara are thwarted once again.

Chasing the tiara from one side of the world to the other, Tsukasa, Tsukushi, and their friends are determined to get it back, but find that doing so is much easier said than done. With their eternal happiness on the line, will Tsukasa and Tsukushi be able to retrieve the tiara before the wedding or will their “happily ever after” be doomed before it even has a chance to start?

Based on the manga series of the same name by Yoko Kamio and the last of the “Boys Over Flowers” live-action trilogy, “BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie” is a 2008 Japanese romance film directed by Yasuharu Ishii.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie

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