We Were There: True Love

2012 2h 1m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 22

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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During the 2nd year of high school in the winter season, Yano transferred from Kushiro to Tokyo due to a family matter. Yano and Nanami promised to meet again. A couple of years later, Nanami is busy finding a job, while Yano's friend Takeuchi supports her. in the beginning, Yano and Nanami kept their relationship, even with the long distance between them, but Yano suddenly stops contacting Nanami.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toma Ikuta
Motoharu Yano
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Nanami Takahashi
Sousuke Takaoka
Masafumi Takeuchi
Yuika Motokariya
Yuri Yamamoto
Manami Higa
Akiko Sengenji
Tasuku Emoto
Atsushi
Ayaka Komatsu
Nana Yamamoto
Yumi Aso
Yoko Yano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahiro Miki
Writers: Yuki Obata, Tomoko Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "We Were There Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Naoya Bando shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Toma Ikuta and Yuriko Yoshitaka and Sousuke Takaoka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2002626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahiro Miki directs. Naoya Bando cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "We Were There Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Naoya Bando shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Toma Ikuta and Yuriko Yoshitaka and Sousuke Takaoka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2002626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Naoya Bando
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: We Were There: True Love (2012)

Part of

We Were There Collection

"We Were There" follows the 10 year romance between Motoharu Yano (Toma Ikuta) & Nanami Takahashi (Yuriko Yoshitaka). During their high school days, Motoharu Yano was the most popular boy in school, but can't get over the death of his girlfriend from a car crash. Nanami Takahashi falls in love with Motoharu Yano and must deals with his inability to let go of the past.