Love and Other Cults

Jul 15, 2017

1h 35m

★ 6.7

The Team Behind Lowlife Love Bring You.

Overview

Ai's mother sends her to live with a cult commune, where she remains for seven years. After the cult is broken up by the police, Ai struggles to fit in with society.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Third Window Films

Libertas

Love and Other Cults Trailers

Cast

Ai Shima

Sairi Ito

Ryota Sakuma

Kenta Suga

Kenta

Anthony

Yuji Mieno

Kaito Yoshimura

Reika Kojima

Hanae Kan

Manami

Ami Tomite

Yuka Mita

Hana Matsumoto

Miharu Kitami

Nanami Kawakami

Kazuharu Kitami

Katsuya Maiguma

Cult Leader Lavi

Matthew Chozick

Seno

Taro Yabe

Hisaya Kida

Denden

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