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Be with You
Why this pick
A tender Japanese romance where everyday intimacy is shaded by a gentle fantastical premise, matching the wistful, sunlit longing and emotional sincerity of Girl in the Sunny Place.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Kosuke and Mao were classmates in the Junior High School and they were also each other's "first love". However, their relationship was ended when Kosuke transferred to another school. Since then they never contacted each other again.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Juri Ueno
Mao Watarai
Tetsuji Tamayama
Haruki Sindo
Masaki Suda
Shota Okuda
Koji Ohkura
Susumu Tanaka
Mitsuki Tanimura
Yuri Minegishi
Wakana Aoi
Mao Watarai (middle school)
Naomi Nishida
Kosuke's Mother
Jun Matsumoto
Kosuke Okuda