Be with You

"A six-week miracle, a lifelong love."

2004 1h 59m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 94

DramaFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One day, they meet a woman with an uncanny resemblance to her sheltering from the rain near their home.

“A six-week miracle, a lifelong love.”

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Cast

Yuko Takeuchi
Mio Aio
Shido Nakamura
Takumi Aio
Akashi Takei
Yuji
Yōsuke Asari
Young Takumi
Chihiro Ohtsuka
Young Mio
Yuta Hiraoka
Teenage Yuji
Mikako Ichikawa
Midori Nagase
Katsuo Nakamura
Takumi's Boss

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Writers: Yoshikazu Okada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuhiro Doi, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Suguru Matsutani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chise Sanjo 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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Yuko Takeuchi and Shido Nakamura and Akashi Takei carry the top of the cast.

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RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "A six-week miracle, a lifelong love.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0442268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuhiro Doi directs. Takahide Shibanushi behind the camera. Suguru Matsutani scores. Chise Sanjo cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Directed by Nobuhiro Doi, shot by Takahide Shibanushi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Suguru Matsutani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chise Sanjo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuko Takeuchi and Shido Nakamura and Akashi Takei carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A six-week miracle, a lifelong love.".
7IMDB entry: tt0442268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Takahide Shibanushi
Original score: Suguru Matsutani
Editing: Chise Sanjo
Production design: Yohei Taneda
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 6
IMDB: Be with You (2004)

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Alunauwie2026-01-31
★ 9/10
Be With You tells a tender story of grief, memory, and the fragile hope of meeting a loved one once more, even if only for a moment. Through soft symbolism and quiet emotional conflicts, the film explores fear of loss, lingering regret, and a love that hurts yet remains precious. Rather than relying on dramatic twists, it moves gently toward a heartfelt resolution that reminds us that accepting goodbye is sometimes the purest form of love. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)

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