I Give My First Love to You
Seen it?2009 | 122 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- 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).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$24 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takehiko Shinjo
- Mao InoueMayu Taneda
- Masaki OkadaTakuma Kakunouchi
- Tetta SugimotoMinoru Kakinouchi
- Yōko MoriguchiRyoko Kakinouchi
- Yoshihiko HosodaKou Suzuya
- Natsuki HaradaTeru Uehara
- Toru NakamuraDr. Takahito Taneda
- Yuki TeradaYuiko Tamura
- Masataka KubotaRitsu Sugiyama
- Keiko HoriuchiYoshimi Suzuya