is a 2014 Japanese romantic drama film directed by

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and based on the

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created by

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Plot

Saya Suzuki, a hotel employee, works at Hotel Toyo under her supervisor, Susumu Tsuge. Saya is dimwitted, and often commits mistakes and gets scolded by Tsuge. Out of blue, Tsuge asks her out and Saya is taken aback. Reluctantly, she agrees to go out. During the date, she tells him about her past with famous singer and aspiring theatre artist, Haruki Hino. In school days, she and Haruki were in love and eloped until they were found by cops. Both she and Haruki believe that when they find a four leaf clover then they have found the one. Soon after failed elopement, Haruki is sent to America and Suzuki is heartbroken. Now, Haruki has returned as a teen icon. Tsuge suggests that he'll be her rehabilitation until she can love again. Once organizing an event, Saya and Haruki meet again and become friends. Tsuge is a proud, well educated and career oriented person. So when an offer for work at Hotel's foreign branch comes, he agrees. Due to which there are rumors about him and Hotel owner's daughter, Shiori which keeps Saya insecure. During a six month work trip of Tsuge, he becomes more distant and less reciprocating to Saya. Saya and Huruki become more close friends. Upon returning, Shiori gets engaged to Tsuge. Also, photos of Saya and Haruki are published. When Saya confronts Tsuge of engagement and being close with Shiori, he doubts about her relationship with Haruki. And Saya and Tsuge end their relationship, which leads Haruki to make a move on Saya, by rekindling childhood memories of elopement. But, Saya chooses Tsuge. Meanwhile, Shiori drugs Tsuge to spend the night together and blackmails him to marry her. Also their engagement is announced by Shiori and a party is planned. A heartbroken Saya also attends the party and is given the task of giving flower bouquet to the engaged couple which she drops to find a four leaf clover. Annoyed by her luck, she enters the party hall only to find Tsuge declaring his love for her in front of everyone. Later, it is revealed that Tsuge loses his pride and becomes submissive to Shiori which bores her. The hotel CEO is moved by Tsuge's outburst for Saya and lets him keep his job. Due to their section chief, Saya loses her clover and finds it under a table when Tsuge also reaches for it symbolizing that she has found her one. In post credit, it is shown that Saya and Tsuge get married.

Cast

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as Saya Suzuki *

Tadayoshi Okura is a Japanese singer, actor, voice actor and radio host. He is also a member and the drummer of Japanese male idol group Super Eight (previously known as Kanjani Eight), which was under the management of Johnny & Associates and now is under ...

as Susumu Tsuge *

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as Haruki Hino * Natsuna as Shiori Tsutsui *

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as Kazuyo Yagami *

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as Sakurako Kisaragi *

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as Mitsunari Gōda *

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as fortune-teller *

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as Section Chief Matsushita

Development

''Clover'' was first announced on 3 March 2014, and the first image from the film was released in the ''Chūnichi Sport'' newspaper. The theme song for the film, titled "CloveR", was provided by

Kanjani Eight , previously known as is a five-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency Starto Entertainment (formerly Johnny & Associates) and signed to Infinity Records. The group was formed in ...

. JUJU also provided songs for the film. The first trailer was released on 29 August 2014, and the film was released in Japan on November 1, 2014.

Reception

Clover grossed $5,438,177 at the Japanese box office.

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