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Beyond the Memories
Feature Films
Running time
127min
Screen Size
1:1.85
Japanese Theatrical Release
October 26th, 2013
Cast
Masami Nagasawa, Masaki Okada
Staff
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Original Story: Ryo Ikuemi
Screenplay: Sachiko Tanaka, Satomi Oshima
Music: Yoshihiro Ike

Can people love again after losing a someone special?

The summer they were 15, Kanna's childhood friend Haruta died. "I'll never love anybody again..." But when she meets Roku, time--frozen since that day--begins to tick again.

Introduction :

The story is based on a masterpiece by Ryo Ikuemi, the charisma of girls' comics and a top artist for 30 years with a following of devoted fans. It is a legendary bestseller that has sold over 2.7 million copies and is the first of her works to be adapted into film.

In the role of the main character, Kanna is Masami Nagasawa, who brought Japanto tears in Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World and who showed off a new facet to her talent as a woman who attract men like bees to honey in Moteki. The other main character, Roku is played by Masaki Okada, who captured the hearts of Japanese women in I Give My First Love to You. These two actors consummated the best possible casting for a love story.

Movie Beyond the Memories portrays what happens to people after they lose their loved ones as depicted in tour de forces such as Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World, Love Sky, and I Give My First Love to You.

"To love is to be alive" - in the theaters this fall, an unprecedented story of pure love that will move you to tears.

Story :

Kannaand Haruta are childhood friends. During their first year of high school, one night at a fireworks festival while Kanna is listening to a classmate declare his love for her, Haruta dies in a traffic accident. ...Right after he sends a message to her cell phone... Since the accident, Kanna is unable to feel anything romantic for guys and grows older in age but remains a 15-year-old at heart. As an adult, she starts working at a movie publicity company and one day meets Roku, an employee of a publishing firm. "What a jerk..." She is turned off by Roku, who callously stomps over her heart with his words and actions, but she gradually develops an interest in him.Roku, cheerful and seemingly without a care in the world, actually also has a tragic past. They clash and quarrel but can't help being attracted to each other. Kanna and Roku, both carrying wounds in their hearts... What does fate have in store for them?