I've Always Liked You

2016 1h 3m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 151

AnimationDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Love is blooming at Sakuragaoka High School. Natsuki Enomoto has finally mustered the courage to confess to her childhood friend, Yuu Setoguchi. However, in the final moments of her confession, an embarrassed Natsuki passes it off as a "practice confession." Oblivious to her true feelings and struggling with his own, Yuu promises to support Natsuki in her quest for love. While Natsuki deals with her failed confession, fellow classmate Koyuki Ayase struggles with his own feelings for Natsuki. Despite his timidness, he is determined to win over her heart. This movie follows Natsuki as she dreams of one day ending her practices and genuinely confessing to Yuu. Meanwhile, close friends also find themselves entangled in their own webs of unrequited love and unspoken affections.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aki Toyosaki
Miou Aida (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Natsuki Enomoto (voice)
Kana Asumi
Akari Hayasaka (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Souta Mochizuki (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Haruki Serizawa
Hiroshi Kamiya
Yuu Setoguchi (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
Saku Akechi (voice)
Tsubasa Yonaga
Koyuki Ayase (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Writers: Yoshimi Narita, Narumi Kakinouchi, Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Confession Executive Committee (Series)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa, shot by Yoshihiro Sekiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Aya Hida 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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Aki Toyosaki and Haruka Tomatsu and Kana Asumi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5889338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tetsuya Yanagisawa directs. Yoshihiro Sekiya behind the camera. Aya Hida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Confession Executive Committee (Series)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa, shot by Yoshihiro Sekiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Aya Hida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aki Toyosaki and Haruka Tomatsu and Kana Asumi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5889338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "high school", "adolescence", "prequel", "school".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yoshihiro Sekiya
Editing: Aya Hida
Runtime: 63 min · 1h 3m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: I've Always Liked You (2016)

Part of

Confession Executive Committee (Series)

Also by

Tetsuya Yanagisawa

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

QU
Qualia Animation
JP
Aniplex
JP
MC
MCIP Holdings
JP
dentsu
JP
MusicRay'n
JP
INCS toenter
JP
Lawson
JP
Fuji Television Network
JP
movic
JP

Key crew

Key AnimationKatsuyuki Wada
Background DesignerAnna Akasaka
Art DirectionYuki Umino
Key AnimationYasunori Matsumura
Second Unit DirectorHideki Okamoto
OrchestratorMoe Hyuga
Second Unit First Assistant DirectorKazuya Aiura
Key AnimationKazuya Aiura
Key AnimationHan Min-gi
Key AnimationNoriko Hatta
Key AnimationTatsuo Nakajima
Key AnimationKazumasa Takeuchi
Key AnimationTsutomu Sakamoto
Key AnimationHisashi Isogawa
Animation DirectorJunji Goto
Key AnimationMasahiko Ouchi
Key AnimationHaruka Watanabe
Key AnimationTakuya Asaoka
Key AnimationGen Satou
Key AnimationTakaaki Nagano
Key AnimationKazunori Ozawa
Key AnimationKosuke Iwanaga
Animation DirectorTakeshi Kanda
Key AnimationHiroshi Kohara

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

high school
adolescence
prequel
school
childhood friends
nostalgic
anime
adoring
gentle
honeyworks

Release history · US

When it landed

Digital2021-06-17PG

Also known as

International titles

Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou IinkaiJP
Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita. Kokuhaku Jikkoui InkaiJP
Eu Sempre Te AmeiBR
HoneyWorks: I've Liked You Since Long AgoUS
I've Liked You for a Long Time.: Confession CommitteeUS
I've Had Feelings for You Since a Long Time Ago.: Executive Confession CommitteeUS
Zuttomaekara Sukideshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou IinkaiJP
I Want to Let You Know That I Love YouUS
Zutto Mae kara Suki Deshita. Kokuhaku Jikkou IinkaiUS
告白實行委員會:從好久以前就喜歡你TW
从很久以前就喜欢你。～告白实行委员会～CN