Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World
| Socrates in Love | |
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世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ (Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu) |
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| Genre | Romance, Tragedy |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Kyoichi Katayama |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Published | 2001 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazumi Kazui |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Petit Comic |
| Original run | January 2004 – February 2004 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Isao Yukisada |
| Written by | Yuji Sakamoto Chihiro Ito |
| Studio | Toho |
| Released | May 8, 2004 |
| Runtime | 138 minutes |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
| Written by | Yoshiko Morishita |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | July 2, 2004 – September 10, 2004 |
| Episodes | 11 |
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Socrates in Love (恋するソクラテス Koi Suru Sokuratesu?) is a 2001 Japanese 206-page melodrama novel, written by Kyoichi Katayama and published by Shogakukan, which revolves around narrator Sakutaro Matsumoto's recollections of a school classmate whom he once loved.
It's also known as Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ, Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu), which author Katayama used after his editors advised that his original novel title Socrates in Love wouldn't work.
In a small town of southern Japan, Sakutaro "Saku" Matsumoto and Aki Hirose, classmates since junior high, become high school students. During this time they begin to date and their conversations circle around the idea of what love really is, beginning after Saku's grandfather shares his own past love story with Saku.
After a trip the two take to an abandoned island, Aki discovers she has leukemia, which limits her chances to go outside or see Saku. Once Saku learns the truth, he buys flight tickets to take Aki to Australia's Uluru (Ayers Rock); a place she had always wanted to visit after missing the school trip there, but she dies before she could board the plane.
The story takes place as a flashback through Saku's eyes as he and Aki's parents travel to Australia to spread Aki's ashes in the place she had always wanted to see.
Socrates in Love is the English translation of author Katayama's original Japanese title, 恋するソクラテス (Koi Suru Sokuratesu).
The novel and its manga adaptation (illustrated by Kazumi Kazui) were published in the United States by VIZ Media under the English translated title of author Katayama's original title.
The 2004 film title, Sekai no Chūshin de, Ai o Sakebu, is abbreviated in Japan as Sekachū (セカチュー).
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