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It All Began When I Met You
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It All Began When I Met You

2013-11-22 · 106 min · ★ 7.1

Romance

Six love stories following the love lives of ten different people.

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Directors
Katsuhide Motoki
Production companies
Shirogumi, Warner Bros. Japan, jeki, The Asahi Shimbun, GYAO, Tokyo FM
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiroshi TamakiHiroshi TamakiKazuki
Rin TakanashiRin TakanashiReiko
Fumino KimuraFumino KimuraSetsuna
Masahiro HigashideMasahiro HigashideTakumi
Tsubasa HondaTsubasa HondaNatsumi
Miwako IchikawaMiwako IchikawaChiharu
Saburo TokitoSaburo TokitoMasayuki
Nenji KobayashiNenji KobayashiTaizou
Chieko BaishoChieko BaishoKotoko
Nene OtsukaSaori
Ryutaro YamasakiRyutaro YamasakiKoji Miyazaki
Marina KozawaMarina KozawaYuriko Nakazawa
Azusa OkamotoAzusa OkamotoYoung Kotoko
Emiri KaiEmiri KaiAkane

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