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Our Times
Why this pick
A warm, buoyant first-love comedy centered on an underestimated schoolgirl, pairing romantic wish-fulfillment with sincere emotional growth and a playful high-school tone.
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MOVIE2012 2h 1m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Hibino, a geek girl, falls in love for the first time with Kyouta, a playboy. What will happen when a zero-experience girl is coupled with an experienced boy?
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Emi Takei
Tsubaki Hibino
Tori Matsuzaka
Kyouta Tsubaki
Rin Takanashi
Arisa Yamauchi
Fumino Kimura
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Kento Yamazaki
Nishiki Hasegawa
Reiko Fujiwara
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Yua Shinkawa
Sakura Hibino
Hiroaki Murakami
Keita Tsubaki