It All Began When I Met You (すべては君に逢えたから, Subete wa Kimi ni Aeta kara) is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and released by Warner Bros. in Japan on 22 November 2013.[1] Inspired by the 2003 British romantic comedy Love Actually,[2] the film is made up of six separate stories revolving around ten people at Tokyo Station just before Christmas.[3] It was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station, and was filmed with full cooperation by the railway company JR East.[2]
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| Directed by | Katsuhide Motoki |
| Written by | Atsuko Hashibe |
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| Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Japan |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Stories
edit- Eve no Koibito (イヴの恋人, Christmas Eve Lover)
- Enkyori Renai (遠距離恋愛, Long-distance Love Affair)
- Christmas no Yūki (クリスマスの勇気, Christmas Courage)
- Christmas Present (クリスマスプレゼント)
- Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki (二分の一成人式, Half a Coming-of-age Ceremony)
- Okurete Kita Present (遅れてきたプレゼント, Belated Present)
Cast
editStory 1: Eve no Koibito
edit- Hiroshi Tamaki as Kazuki Kuroyama, a company president
- Rin Takanashi as Reiko Sasaki, an aspiring actress
Story 2: Enkyori Renai
edit- Fumino Kimura as Yukina Yamaguchi, a fashion designer
- Masahiro Higashide as Takumi Tsumura, a construction worker
Story 3: Christmas no Yūki
edit- Tsubasa Honda as Natsumi Otomo, a cake shop employee
Story 4: Christmas Present
edit- Miwako Ichikawa as Chiharu Kishimoto, an orphanage worker
- Emiri Kai as Akane Terai
Story 5: Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki
edit- Saburō Tokitō as Masayuki Miyazaki, a train driver
- Nene Otsuka as Saori Miyazaki, Masayuki's wife
- Ryutaro Yamasaki as Koji Miyazaki, their son
Story 6: Okurete Kita Present
edit- Chieko Baisho as Kotoko Oshima, a Tokyo Station pastry shop employee
- Nenji Kobayashi as Taizo Matsuura
Special screenings
editThe film was screened at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival on 23 October 2013.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ouellette, Kevin (2 September 2013). "Trailer for the Japanese version of "Love Actually" (It All Began When I Met You)". Nippon Cinema. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b 映画「すべては君に逢えたから」11月22日より公開 [Film "Subete wa Kimi ni Aeta kara" to be released on 22 November]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Cast revealed for upcoming movie 'Subete wa Kimi ni Aeta Kara'". Tokyohive Movies. Japan: 6Theory Media, LLC. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "It All Began When I Met You". Japan: Tokyo International Film Festival. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- It All Began When I Met You at KineNote (in Japanese)
- It All Began When I Met You at IMDb