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Be with You

Be with You

Drama · Fantasy · Romance · 2004

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.

Movie details

Be with You

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

2004 Drama · Fantasy · Romance 1h 59m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Be with You?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Nobuhiro Doi

Written by

Yoshikazu Okada

Yuko Takeuchi

Yuko Takeuchi

Mio Aio

Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Takumi Aio

Akashi Takei

Akashi Takei

Yuji

Yōsuke Asari

Yōsuke Asari

Young Takumi

Chihiro Ohtsuka

Chihiro Ohtsuka

Young Mio

Yuta Hiraoka

Yuta Hiraoka

Teenage Yuji

Mikako Ichikawa

Mikako Ichikawa

Midori Nagase

Court is in session

Put Be with You on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.