We Were There: First Love

2012 2h 3m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 25

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Synopsis

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We Were There follows the 10 year romance between Motoharu Yano & Nanami Takahashi. 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 deal with his inability to let go of the past.

“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
Ayaka Komatsu
Nana Yamamoto
Yumi Aso
Yoko Yano
Tasuku Emoto
Atsushi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahiro Miki
Writers: Tomoko Yoshida, Yuki Obata
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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4 / 7

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: tt1866931 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 25 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: tt1866931 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Naoya Bando
Production design: Hidefumi Hanatani
Runtime: 123 min · 2h 3m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: We Were There: First 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.