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I Give My First Love to You

I Give My First Love to You

Drama · Romance · 2009

Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.

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I Give My First Love to You

2009 Drama · Romance 2h 2m

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7.4 / 10

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Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Takehiko Shinjo

Written by

Kenji Bando

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Mayu Taneda

Masaki Okada

Masaki Okada

Takuma Kakunouchi

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Minoru Kakinouchi

Yōko Moriguchi

Yōko Moriguchi

Ryoko Kakinouchi

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Kou Suzuya

Natsuki Harada

Natsuki Harada

Teru Uehara

Toru Nakamura

Toru Nakamura

Dr. Takahito Taneda

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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.