

World of Love
1943, Japanese. Directed by Nobuo Aoyagi.
A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves, and are taught language, music, and sewing. While there the young girl slowly begins to form friendships and come out of her shell.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 14 April 1943
- Original title
- 愛の世界 山猫とみの話
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Bin Kisaragi, Haruo Satō
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World of Love runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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World of Love isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 April 1943. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed World of Love?
World of Love (1943) was directed by Nobuo Aoyagi and stars Hideko Takamine, Michiko Aikawa, Tokiko Hiromachi.