Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)

Director:

Nobuhiro Doi

Writers:

Takuji Ichikawa (novel)
Yoshikazu Okada (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 October 2004 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

Mio's death leaves husband Takumi and 6 year old son Yuji fending for themselves. Taku occasionally suffers fainting spells...

Plot Keywords:

Rainy Season | Diary | Time Travel | Miracle | Soul Mates

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Yûko Takeuchi	...	Mio
Shido Nakamura	...	Takumi
Akashi Takei	...	Yuji
Karen Miyama	...	Aya (Yuji's classmate)
Yosuke Asari	...	Takumi (high school days)
Yûta Hiraoka	...	Yuji (18 years old)
Chihiro Ôtsuka	...	Mio (high school days)
Mikako Ichikawa	...	Midori Nagase (Takumi's co-worker)
Katsuo Nakamura	...	Takumi's Boss
You	...	Yuji's Teacher
Suzuki Matsuo	...	Owner of Cake Shop
Fumiyo Kohinata	...	Dr. Noguchi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tokimasa Tanabe
Kei Tanaka

Also Known As:

Be with You (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (Singapore: English title)

Runtime:

Japan:119 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Taiwan:GP | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:I | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Lake Suwa, Nagano, Japan

Company:

Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Trivia:

Yuko Takeuchi and Shido Nakamura got married after shooting the film.

A cinematic masterpiece. The best ever

I do not consider myself to be in the target market for this kind of movie (male, late 20's). However, I bought this movie off an online site due to some reader recommendations. After finishing the movie, I was obsessed!!! I couldn't stop thinking about it and couldn't stop raving about it.

The acting and the direction is great, although a bit cheesy at times, but it works well. Yuko Takeuchi is such a beautiful actress. What I mean by beautiful is not her physical appearance (although she is pretty), but by the way she conveys her emotions and makes the viewer believe that she really is Mio. Everyone else does their role perfectly too, and the soundtrack really does a great job, especially the overture towards the end of the movie.

Overall, anyone who has a pulse will enjoy this movie. Personally it affected me a lot and it has turned me into a Japanese movie fan. You will struggle to find a negative review about this movie anywhere, and I really encourage all the males to watch it especially so they can get in touch with their emotional side (haha...). I've seen it seven times within two months and it still affects me each time I watch it. Some of my friends thinks I'm crazy but they don't understand the relationship I have with these characters (hahaha...I can't believe I'm typing this..my friends will laugh at me). Undoubtedly in my books, the best movie ever, and a moment to cherish with loved ones, or even by yourself (so the guys can cry and not feel embarrassed that anyone is looking at them).