Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
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, is a 2004 Japan
ese drama film
based on a Japanese novel of the same name written by Takuji Ichikawa. The film was directed by Nobuhiro Doi and it was adapted from the novel by Yoshikazu Okada
. It stars actress Yūko Takeuchi
as Mio Aio and actor Shido Nakamura
as Takumi Aio.
Be with You was first released at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival
. It was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 30 October 2004. The film grossed a total of $46,616,207 from its screenings in Japan and overseas countries.
On a walk in the forest outside their house, Takumi and Yuji find a woman sheltered from the rain, and immediately accept her as Mio. She has no memory or sense of identity; she comes home to live with the father and son anyway. This new Mio asks Taku how they met and fell in love, and he recounts a tale of years of missed chances, beginning in high school and ending when she encouraged their marriage years later. As the rainy season draws to a close, Yuji discovers the "time capsule" he hid with his mother before her death. Mio's diary is inside, and its version of the Mio-Taku romance holds the answers to the mystery.
on 27 October 2004. It was featured as one of the festival's special screenings. The singers for the theme song, Orange Range, also held a performance of the theme song at the showcase.
sang the theme song of this movie called Hana. It was the top selling single of 2005.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
based on a Japanese novel of the same name written by Takuji Ichikawa. The film was directed by Nobuhiro Doi and it was adapted from the novel by Yoshikazu Okada
Yoshikazu Okada
Yoshikazu Okada , born February 27, 1901 in the Aoyama area of Tokyo's Minato Ward, also known as Kōtama Okada, was the founder of a new religious movement in Japan generally referred to as Mahikari....
. It stars actress Yūko Takeuchi
Yuko Takeuchi
is a Japanese actress. She made her big break with NHK's television series Asuka and JT Green's commercial. She has gone on to star in many TV shows, movies, and commercials....
as Mio Aio and actor Shido Nakamura
Shido Nakamura
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese kabuki and film actor.- Background:Born in Tokyo, the son of kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō I, young Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shidō the following year, following his father's retirement...
as Takumi Aio.
Be with You was first released at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
. It was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 30 October 2004. The film grossed a total of $46,616,207 from its screenings in Japan and overseas countries.
Plot
Mio Aio's death leaves her husband Takumi and six year-old son Yuji to fend for themselves. Takumi is congenitally disorganized, suffers occasional fainting spells, and fears that his health compromised his dead wife's happiness. Yuji overhears relatives speculate that his own difficult delivery compromised Mio's health, and blames himself for his mother's death. Mio had left Yuji a picture book; in the book, Mio departs for a celestial body she calls "the Archive Star" but reappears in Japan during the following year's rainy season; turning the pages, Yuji eagerly awaits her return.On a walk in the forest outside their house, Takumi and Yuji find a woman sheltered from the rain, and immediately accept her as Mio. She has no memory or sense of identity; she comes home to live with the father and son anyway. This new Mio asks Taku how they met and fell in love, and he recounts a tale of years of missed chances, beginning in high school and ending when she encouraged their marriage years later. As the rainy season draws to a close, Yuji discovers the "time capsule" he hid with his mother before her death. Mio's diary is inside, and its version of the Mio-Taku romance holds the answers to the mystery.
Cast
- Yūko TakeuchiYuko Takeuchiis a Japanese actress. She made her big break with NHK's television series Asuka and JT Green's commercial. She has gone on to star in many TV shows, movies, and commercials....
as Mio Aio (秋穂澪) - Shido NakamuraShido Nakamura, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese kabuki and film actor.- Background:Born in Tokyo, the son of kabuki actor Nakamura Shidō I, young Nakamura made his kabuki debut at the age of eight. He took the name Shidō the following year, following his father's retirement...
as Takumi Aio (秋穂巧) - Akashi Takei as Yuji Aio (秋穂佑司), the 6 year old son of Mio Aio and Takumi Aio.
- Karen MiyamaKaren Miyamais a Japanese actress. She used to be part of the Gekidan Tohai talent agency, and is now part of Horipro talent agency.-Drama:* Akumado keyakushida ona—Matsunaga Misaki（2010 episode2）* Kimiga yidanohi- sayaka（2010）* IRIS * Uramiya Honpo Special...
as Aya, Yuji's classmate - Yosuke Asari as Takumi in his high school days
- Yuuta Hiraoka as Yuji when he becomes 18 years old
- Chihiro OtsukaChihiro Otsukais a Japanese actress. Her birth name in kanji is , but she transformed her given name into hiragana characters.-Movie:*Dark Water *Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. *Be with You...
as Mio in high school days - Mikako IchikawaMikako IchikawaMikako Ichikawa is a Japanese actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She was working as a model for the Japanese fashion magazine Olive under an exclusive contract...
as Midori Nagase (永瀬みどり), Takumi's co-worker - Katsuo NakamuraKatsuo Nakamurais a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize and at the 6th Hochi Film Award for Kagero-za, Buriki no kunsho, Shikake-nin Baian...
as Takumi's Boss - YouYou (actress)You is a Japanese model, television personality, singer and actress.She began her career as a singer, releasing her first single "chotto dake" in 1985. She next formed the Japanese pop group Fairchild in 1988, with Seiji Toda and Hirokazu Kawaguchi, serving as vocalist and songwriter...
as Yuji's teacher - Suzuki Matsuo as the owner of a cake shop
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Dr. Noguchi (野口医師)
- Tokimasa Tanabe
- Kei Tanaka
Release
Be with You was showcased at the 17th Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
on 27 October 2004. It was featured as one of the festival's special screenings. The singers for the theme song, Orange Range, also held a performance of the theme song at the showcase.
Theme song
Okinawan alternative rock band Orange RangeOrange Range
is a 5-member Okinawan alternative rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The group left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo....
sang the theme song of this movie called Hana. It was the top selling single of 2005.
External links
- Be with You at the Japanese Movie DatabaseJapanese Movie DatabaseThe , commonly referred to as JMDB, is an online database of information about Japanese movies, actors, and production crew personnel. It is similar to the Internet Movie Database, but lists only those films originally released in Japan. The site was started in 1997, and contains movies from Meiji...