I Just Wanna Hug You
Seen it?2014 | 122 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Seabiscuit or Changeling, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties, they try to make a happy family together, but they encounter another serious situation.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Akihiko Shiota
- Keiko KitagawaTsukasa Yamamoto
- Ryo NishikidoMasaki Koyanagi
- Yusuke KamijiTonden
- Takumi SaitohSonomura
- Aya HirayamaNatsumi
- Eriko Sato
- Megumi Sato
- Masataka KubotaJunpei
- Kazue TsunogaeMasaki Koyanagi's mom
- Jun KunimuraTakeo Koyanagi (Masaki's dad)