Rating:
8.6/10 by 23 users
Operation Love (2007)
A missed confession of love haunts a young man on his best girl friend's wedding day. Sudden appearance of a mysterious Angel enables him to go back in time to regain the love of his life. Will he succeed? A romantic comedy of young Ken who missed a chance to confess his love in the past and ended up attending the wedding of his childhood love. Deep with regret as he helplessly watches the wedding party proceed, suddenly time stops and an Angel appears asking him whether he would like to just start over. Astounded as he is, Ken asks to do so, thereby embarking on a journey that will supposedly change everything. All does not go well however, as fate seems to be a resilient force that refuses to change...
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Release Date:
Mon, Apr 16, 2007
Country: JP
Language: Ja
Runtime: 60
Country: JP
Language: Ja
Runtime: 60
Tomohisa Yamashita
Ken Iwase
Masami Nagasawa
Rei Yoshida
Naohito Fujiki
Tetsuya Tada
Nana Eikura
Eri Oku
Yuta Hiraoka
Mikio Enokido
Gaku Hamada
Hisashi Tsurumi
Hiroshi Mikami
Yosei/Fairy
Yutaka Matsushige
Matsunori Ito
Shigenori Yamazaki
Minorikawa Junzo
Leo Morimoto
Takanori Yoshida
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Reina Yoshida
Gota Watabe
Socrates
Kenichiro Kikuchi
Nishio Tamotsu
Fumina Hara
Matsuki Yuko
Season 1:
Ken rushes to Rei's wedding and through the ceremony he suffers regret at never being able to articulate his feelings. A magical being in the church takes pity of him and allows him to "time slip" through certain photos. This gives Ken a second chance to relive key moments in his lives. Initially Ken returns to the final game of the season where he has another opportunity to win the game and make the playoffs.
The photograph on the slide show showing an angry Rei bothered by Ken. He returns to the past where Rei asked him for a coffee milk. He thought, this coffee milk was his way of changing his present and making him the man who sits beside Rei.
Ken returns to the past wherein they met Tada-sensei, Rei's groom. Ken tried his very best to avoid making Rei and Tada-sensei close. But in the end, it was Tada-sensei who made him see the smile he never saw 6 years ago.
Ken returns to his highschool graduation where boys give their second button to the girl they like. He gave his button to another girl making Rei disappointed. He gives his best shot in order to touch Rei's heart.
Ken is given a second chance to let Rei say goodbye to her grandfather.
Ken returns to just before Rei's birthday and also on her eve of her major architectural project.
Ken returns to a fireworks festival before Tada confesses his feelings to Rei.
Ken returns to their past celebration of new year's eve. He intentionally let his friends go and see the new year's sunrise by themselves, hoping that he would forget all about Rei.
Ken returns to just before Tada proposes to Rei.
Ken returns to the last photo of the slideshow where they are in Tada's party, Tada introduces Rei to all his friends. In the middle of the event Ken dragged Rei into their elementary school.
Ken plans to have a "coming from behind victory" over Rei, but as he heard Rei's opinion about regrets, Ken decided not to change the past but to act in the present. So Ken returns to just before he has to give a speech at the wedding banquet.
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