Love is Outdated

Haruka, who is in a hurry to get married before her 30th birthday, bumps into her colleague Kazuki, who attends a matchmaking party just for fun. Kazuki makes fun of Haruka for thinking that marriage comes after love. According to him, love-based marriages have a higher divorce rate than arranged marriages. He also says that love ends at marriage. Haruka got tired of failing in love, decides to try marriage hunting...

  • Yusaku Okamoto
    Director
  • Yusaku Okamoto
    Writer
  • Yusaku Okamoto
    Producer
  • Mika Akizuki
    Key Cast
    "Haruka"
  • Shogo Hama
    Key Cast
    "Kazuki"
  • Rie Kitahara
    Key Cast
    "Mizuki"
  • Tateto Serizawa
    Key Cast
    "Takeshi"
  • Yuzuki Akiyama
    Key Cast
    "Ayumi"
    One Cut of the Dead
  • Mei Hurusaswa
    Key Cast
    "Noa"
  • Ryo Awamori
    Key Cast
    "Takumi"
  • Kenya Nojima
    Key Cast
    "Hiromi"
  • Keiji Tsujikawa
    Key Cast
    "Yuto"
  • Chika Nakagawa
    Key Cast
    "Mai"
  • Makoto Tanaka
    Music
    Last Lover, Lost Face
  • Moritada Iju
    director of photography
    Baby Assassins
  • Takahiro Yamaguchi
    Lighting technician
  • Kokichi Komoda
    Sound Recordist
    One Cut of the Dead
  • Ayumi Shinji
    Make-up Artist
    Last Lover, Lost Face
  • TARAMAN
    Stylist
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    恋愛終婚
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    romance, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    2 hours 3 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 27, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    12,000,000 JPY
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    BlackMagic RAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Black Swan International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    May 25, 2023
    South Asian Premiere
    CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
  • World Film Carnival - Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore
    May 27, 2023
    NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARD
  • Japanese Serbian Film Festival
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    November 8, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Yusaku Okamoto

Born in Niigata, Japan.
He filmd or produced many films, TV dramas, TV commercials and music videos.
Now he manages a film production company called "Astrosandwich Pictures Inc."
His short film "Melodyless sonata (2013)" was awarded as The Grand Prix at Yamagata International Film Festival 2015 and as LE TRAIN BLEU AWARD Cinema at Bayou Film Festival 2016.
"Last Lover (2019)" was awarded as Best Narrativ Feature Film AWARD at Berlin Motion Picture Festival 2019 and as Best Ensemble Award at Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2019.

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"Melodyless sonata (Japanese Title: "Fusenritsu no Sonata")"/ 18 min / 2013
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival2016, LE TRAIN BLEU AWARD
Yamagata international Movie Festival 2015, Grand Prix

"Swinging Skirt (Japanese Title: "Yureru Skirt")" / 20min / 2013
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2014, Official Competition Asia International

"Last Lie"/ 12min / Japan / 2018
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2018, Official Competition Asia International

"Lost Face" /17min /2020
Japan Connects Hollywood 2020, Best Actress Award
Cinema Cappuccino 2023, Best Director Award
Asian Film Festival Los Angeles Hollywood 2020, Official Competition
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival 2020, Official Competition
Anatolia International Film Festival 2020, Official Competition

Features

"Music Of My Life" / 77 min / 2017

"It's Not Your Fault At All (Japanese Title: Kimiha Nanimo Warukunaiyo)"/ 80min / 2017
The Caribbean Sea International Film Festival 2019, Official Competition

"Last Lover" / 109min / 2019
Berlin Motion Picture Festival 2019, Best Narrativ Feature Film
Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2019, Best Ensemble Award
Toyohashi Film Festival 2019, Official Competition
Mt. Fuji Atami Film & VR Festival 2019, Official Competition

"Love is Outdated" / 123min / 2022
Black Swan International Film Festival, CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
World Film Carnival - Singapore, Narrative Feature Award