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Release Year2002
Runtime1 Season
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorYukihiko Tsutsumi
WritersYukari Tatsui
TypeWeb Series
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsLove is Still Necessary
About Love is Still Necessary
Rage, a pimp who only loves money and himself, is sent to jail for 6 months. While he is in the jail, Rage’s partner, Reiji, dies in a traffic accident. Released from prison, Rage finds himself having lost everything but a debt of 6 million dollars. One day, Rage is visited by a lawyer that mistakes him for Reiji. According to the lawyer, Reiji’s father died and left him a large inheritance. Reiji’s only other living relative is his blind sister. Rage smells money and hatches a plan to pretend to be Reiji and steal his money.
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Love is Still Necessary leans on a strong ensemble — Hirosue Ryoko, Atsuro Watabe, Tatsuya Fujiwara — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2002.
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