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:

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

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Yuko 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

Directed by
Nobuhiro Doi

Writing credits
Takuji Ichikawa		(novel)
Yoshikazu Okada		(screenplay)

Produced by
Kei Haruna	....	producer
Hideyuki Honma	....	executive producer
Shin Horiguchi	....	producer
Minami Ichikawa	....	producer

Original Music by
Suguru Matsutani

Cinematography by
Takahide Shibanushi

Film Editing by
Tomoo Minsho

Casting by
Tadao Tanaka

Production Design by
Yohei Taneda

Sound Department
Hitoshi Tsurumaki	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Nariyuki Ueda	....	gaffer

Production Companies

• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
• Toho Company
• Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
• Shogakukan
• S.D.P.
• Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) K.K.

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Toho Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Lake Suwa, Nagano, Japan

Company:

Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Trivia:

Copies of the book that Mio creates for her son Yuji, promising to return from the Archive Star during the next rainy season, are on sale in Japan.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Be with You (2009)

Incredibly touching

I've always adored Asia. Since I was about 5 years old. This goes especially for Japan. So I guess it's kind of natural that I got drawn to Japanese movies. I've always been a great fan of drama films and why not romance too.

I started to watch this movie without knowing anything about it. The first minute caught my eye right away. The view was beautiful and the music was incredible too. I thought: "This has to be a great film!" So I watched the movie in one breath. It got me, totally. It's a movie to make even the toughest man cry like a baby. Every scene looks beautiful, every dialogue has a deep meaning (at least I found one.) The music is just what the movie needs. The ending surprised me as it was a little bit longer than to be assumed, but it didn't ruin anything. It covered a few holes and made it look good.

If you like touching drama movies, if you like romance even a bit, This is just the movie for you.