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Introduction
Why this pick
Like Hanamizuki, it follows a relationship across formative years with tender, unhurried attention to how timing, ambition, and everyday choices shape love.
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MOVIE2010 2h 8m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
This film spans the years of 1996 to 2006.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Yui Aragaki
Sae Hirasawa
Toma Ikuta
木内 康平
Osamu Mukai
Junichi Kitami
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Ryoko
Misako Renbutsu
Ritsuko Watanabe
Eri Tokunaga
Minami Nakamura