To Me, the One Who Loved You

2022 1h 38m JA

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 86

AnimationRomanceScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Koyomi Hidaka and Shiori Sato meet at his father’s research center and begin to fall in love, but so do their parents, who eventually marry. To avoid becoming stepsiblings, they decide to run away to a parallel universe. Traveling between dimensions is common in their world, but not without repercussions. Does a universe exist for the young couple, and what will it cost them to find it?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hio Miyazawa
Koyomi Hidaka (voice)
Aju Makita
Shiori Satou (voice)
Ai Hashimoto
Kazune Takigawa (voice)
Kimiko Yo
Kazune Takigawa (old woman) (voice)
Maki Mizuno
Itoko Satou (voice)
Tokuma Nishioka
Koyomi Takasaki (old man) (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenichi Kasai
Writers: Riko Sakaguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenichi Kasai, shot by Yusaku Murakami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Hio Miyazawa and Aju Makita and Ai Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15450826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenichi Kasai directs. Yusaku Murakami behind the camera. Takashi Ohmama scores. Keisuke Yanagi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Kenichi Kasai, shot by Yusaku Murakami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Takashi Ohmama. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Keisuke Yanagi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hio Miyazawa and Aju Makita and Ai Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt15450826 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.