'Koi' is based on a novel of the same name by writer Koike Mariko, and is being appraised
as Koike's best work, and was awarded with the Naoki Prize in 1995. The story
is set in the early 1970s at the quiet summer resort in Karuizawa, while the
atmosphere in Tokyo
is heating up due to the rapid economic growth and the US-Japan Security
Treaty. It features a plot about friendship, pure love, immorality, a love
triangle, and a murder.
Part 01
Part 02
**Satomi Ishihara was "ONE" of 50 individuals voted "MOST" beautiful in the world** (Pictured in the middle in the photo).
