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It All Began When I Met You (Japanese: すべては君に逢えたから, Hepburn: Subete wa Kimi ni Aeta kara) is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and released by Warner Bros. in Japan on 22 November 2013.[1] Inspired by the 2003 British romantic comedy Love Actually,[2] the film is made up of six separate stories revolving around ten people at Tokyo Station just before Christmas.[3] It was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station, and was filmed with full cooperation by the railway company JR East.[2]

Directed byKatsuhide Motoki
Written byAtsuko Hashibe
Produced by
  • Kentaro Koike
  • Shinzo Matsuhashi
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It All Began When I Met You
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Directed byKatsuhide Motoki
Written byAtsuko Hashibe
Produced by
  • Kentaro Koike
  • Shinzo Matsuhashi
Starring
Music byYoshihiro Ike
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures Japan
Release date
  • 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22) (Japan)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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Stories

  1. Eve no Koibito (イヴの恋人; Christmas Eve Lover)
  2. Enkyori Renai (遠距離恋愛; Long-distance Love Affair)
  3. Christmas no Yūki (クリスマスの勇気; Christmas Courage)
  4. Christmas Present (クリスマスプレゼント)
  5. Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki (二分の一成人式; Half a Coming-of-age Ceremony)
  6. Okurete Kita Present (遅れてきたプレゼント; Belated Present)

Cast

Story 1: Eve no Koibito

Story 2: Enkyori Renai

Story 3: Christmas no Yūki

Story 4: Christmas Present

  • Miwako Ichikawa as Chiharu Kishimoto, an orphanage worker
  • Emiri Kai as Akane Terai

Story 5: Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki

  • Saburō Tokitō as Masayuki Miyazaki, a train driver
  • Nene Otsuka as Saori Miyazaki, Masayuki's wife
  • Ryutaro Yamasaki as Koji Miyazaki, their son

Story 6: Okurete Kita Present

Special screenings

The film was screened at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival on 23 October 2013.[4]

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