It All Began When I Met You Explained

It All Began When I Met You
Director:	Katsuhide Motoki
Music:	Yoshihiro Ike
Distributor:	Warner Bros. Pictures Japan
Runtime:	106 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

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]

Cast

Story 1: Eve no Koibito

• Hiroshi Tamaki as Kazuki Kuroyama, a company president
• Rin Takanashi as Reiko Sasaki, an aspiring actress

Story 2: Enkyori Renai

• Fumino Kimura as Yukina Yamaguchi, a fashion designer
• Masahiro Higashide as Takumi Tsumura, a construction worker

Story 3: Christmas no Yūki

• Tsubasa Honda as Natsumi Otomo, a cake shop employee

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

• Chieko Baisho as Kotoko Oshima, a Tokyo Station pastry shop employee
• Nenji Kobayashi as Taizo Matsuura

Special screenings

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

External links

• • It All Began When I Met You at KineNote

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trailer for the Japanese version of "Love Actually" (It All Began When I Met You). Kevin. Ouellette. 2 September 2013. Nippon Cinema. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231631/http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/subete-wa-kimi-ni-aeta-kara. 2 December 2013. 21 November 2013. dead.
2. Web site: http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/138878.html. ja:映画「すべては君に逢えたから」11月22日より公開. Film "Subete wa Kimi ni Aeta kara" to be released on 22 November. 21 November 2013. Tetsudo Hobidas. Neko Publishing. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233744/http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/138878.html. 3 March 2016. 21 November 2013. dead.
3. Web site: Cast revealed for upcoming movie 'Subete wa Kimi ni Aeta Kara'. 23 June 2013. Tokyohive Movies. 6Theory Media, LLC. . Japan. 21 November 2013.
4. Web site: It All Began When I Met You. 2013. Tokyo International Film Festival. Japan. 22 November 2013.