Ai to Makoto | |
愛と誠 | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Ikki Kajiwara |
Illustrated by | Takumi Nagayasu |
Published by | Kodansha |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Original run | 1973 – 1976 |
Audio drama | |
Station | Nippon Broadcasting System |
Original run | April 8, 1974 – October 8, 1974 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Shigeyuki Yamane |
Released | July 13, 1974 |
Runtime | 89 minutes |
Television drama | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | October 4, 1974 – March 28, 1975 |
Episodes | 26 |
Live-action film | |
Zoku Ai to Makoto | |
Directed by | Shigeyuki Yamane |
Released | March 15, 1975 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Ai to Makoto Kanketsu-hen | |
Directed by | Hideo Nanbu |
Released | September 23, 1976 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Ai to Makoto | |
Directed by | Takashi Miike |
Studio | Kadokawa Pictures, Toei Company |
Released | May 2012 |
Ai to Makoto (愛と誠, tran. Love and Truth) is a Japanese manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Takumi Nagayasu. It was adapted into a live-action television series in 1974 and into four live-action films in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2012.
The 2012 film version, directed by Takashi Miike, was alternatively titled For Love's Sake in English.
The basic plotline sees a cross-class love story between Ai (Emi Takei), the daughter of a well-respected Tokyo family, and delinquent Makoto (Satoshi Tsumabuki) who is seeking the leader of a female gang.