Like Someone in Love(2012)
An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He welcomes her into his home, she offers him her body. But the web that is woven between them in the space of twenty four hours bears no relation to the circumstances of their encounter.
Movie: Like Someone in Love
Top 10 Billed Cast
Akiko
Takashi
Noriaki
Hiroshi
The Mechanic
Nagisa's Friend
Video Trailer Like Someone in Love
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TIFF Trailer
Abbas Kiarostami - LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE
Abbas Kiarostami at Indiana University
Abbas Kiarostami retrospective and behind the scenes of Like Someone NEWSROOM TOKYO (4th Nov 2016)
NYFF Press Conference: Like Someone in Love
Phillip Lopate Interviews Abbas Kiarostami at the 2012 New York Film Festival
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