Love for Beginners
2012, Japanese. Directed by Takeshi Furusawa.
Hibino Tsubaki is a young teenage girl with a talent for styling other people's hair. Yet, Tsubaki suffers from low self-esteem and isn't very comfortable styling her own hair. She also has a tendency to dress old-fashioned. She's teased at high school because of this. One day, popular male student Tsubaki Kyota targets Tsubaki for teasing. Tsubaki Kyota holds sway over the entire classroom and is quite a playboy. Inexplicably they fall in love. Meanwhile, Tsubaki Kyota has commitment issues...
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Love for Beginners is streaming on Rakuten Viki in India.
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Cast & crew
- Takeshi FurusawaDirector
- Emi TakeiTsubaki Hibino
- Tori MatsuzakaKyouta Tsubaki
- Fumino KimuraNana
- Sho AoyagiHananoi
- Kento YamazakiNishiki Hasegawa
- Yua ShinkawaSakura Hibino
- Rin TakanashiArisa Yamauchi
- Erina DawkinsMisaki
- Reiko FujiwaraKana
- Taiko KatonoCast
- Saki TakaokaKyouka Kanzaki
- Hatsunori HasegawaShoichiro Hibino
Details
- Released
- 6 December 2012
- Original title
- 今日、恋をはじめます
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Taeko Asano
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What Love for Beginners is based on
Love for Beginners is based on Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, a manga series by Kanan Minami.
Manga series
Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu
By Kanan Minami
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Love for Beginners: quick answers
Is Love for Beginners worth watching?
Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.1/10 from 45 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is Love for Beginners?
Love for Beginners runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
Does Love for Beginners have a post-credits scene?
None is listed for Love for Beginners. Viewers tag these on TMDB, so a brand-new film may not be tagged yet.
Love for Beginners parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for Love for Beginners yet.
Which OTT platform is Love for Beginners on?
Love for Beginners is streaming on Rakuten Viki in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Love for Beginners?
If you liked Love for Beginners, try My Teacher, My Love, What's Love Got to Do with It?, Sex Appeal.
Who directed Love for Beginners?
Love for Beginners (2012) was directed by Takeshi Furusawa and stars Emi Takei, Tori Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura.
What is Love for Beginners based on?
Love for Beginners is based on Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, a manga series by Kanan Minami.