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A US$48,000,000 box office hit in Japan!
Seen by over 3.8 million in Japan!
The third most-seen movie of 2004 in Japan!
Starring Japan' most popular actress, Yuko Takeuchi!
Featuring Japan' number one hit song of 2004 by Orange Range!
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When two souls find one anoter , nothing can tear them apart.
Widower Takumi (Shidou Nakamura) lives a quiet life with his six-year-old son Yuji (Akashi Takei) after the loss of wife and mother Mio (Yuko Takeuchi). Yuji unfailingly remembers her promise to him: "I'll be with you again in a year's time, when the rains come."
On the first anniversary of her passing, Takumi and Yuji are taking a walk in the woods when they come across a woman sheltering from a monsoon downpour. She bears an uncanny resemblance to Mio, but has no recollection of who she is or what she is doing there.
Family life resumes from where they left off, while Takumi and Mio's memories of their first encounter in high school come flooding back. However, their new life together is interrupted by the discovery of Mio's old diary, which reveals the secrets of her past and how they must say goodbye once more in six weeks time... |
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"'Good morning.' `Good night.' `This tastes good.' `Are you alright?' `Did you sleep well?' `Come here.' Love lives within these words.
To me, that's what being a couple is all about.
But back then, I hadn't realized it yet."
The above passage is an excerpt from Takuji Ichikawa's best-selling novel "Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu," from which the film "Be with You" takes its inspiration. Sweetly melancholy and ultimately uplifting, this tender love story has been brought to the silver screen by the assured touch and insightful sensibility of noted television director Nobuhiro Doi in his feature film debut. Talented young stars Yuko Takeuchi ("Yomigaeri: Resurrection") and Shidou Nakamura ("Ping Pong") vividly portray two lovers reunited by a mysterious quirk of fate who tentatively rediscover each other and the miraculous circumstances that have brought them together.
Infused into the film's simple structure, which glides fluently between memories and the present, is a poignant expression of the manifold nature of love. The gentle resonance of "Be with You" will no doubt strike an inspirational chord in the hearts of viewers everywhere. |
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"Be with You" marks the long-awaited feature film debut of Nobuhiro Doi (born April 11th, 1964), the acclaimed director of several phenomenally popular television dramas including "GOOD LUCK!!" and "Beautiful Life" (the latter holds the record for the highest-rating TV drama episode broadcast in Japan since the 1990s).
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| TITLE : Be with you |
DATA : 35mm / color/ 1:1.85 / 118min. |
| DIRECTOR : Nobuhiro DOI |
CAST : Yuko TAKEUCHI / Shidou NAKAMURA / Akashi TAKEI |
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