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Six couples, one Christmas Eve, zero patience for your cynicism about love.
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It All Began When I Met You (2013)

warm huginterconnected chaosfestive feels

Overview

Romance

Six love stories following the love lives of ten different people.

Flag of JPJPJapanese
Content warning
christmas tree

Standout Aspects

Acting

Tamaki and Takanashi's train station chemistry is *chef's kiss*.

Production

That Christmas tree lighting budget went HARD, and it shows.

Best for:Date Night: Cozy winter night when you want feels without trauma.·Solo: Healing your inner rom-com skeptic with gentle Japanese charm.·Family: Holiday gathering where Grandma won't clutch her pearls.
Katsuhide Motoki

Director

Katsuhide Motoki

ReleasedNov 22, 2013
Runtime1h 46m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feelmedium
Warner Bros. Japan
jeki

Top Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki

Kazuki

Rin Takanashi

Rin Takanashi

Reiko

Fumino Kimura

Fumino Kimura

Setsuna

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Takumi

Tsubasa Honda

Tsubasa Honda

Natsumi

Miwako Ichikawa

Miwako Ichikawa

Chiharu

Saburo Tokito

Saburo Tokito

Masayuki

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Taizou

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Kotoko

Nene Otsuka

Nene Otsuka

Saori

Ryutaro Yamasaki

Ryutaro Yamasaki

Koji Miyazaki

Marina Kozawa

Marina Kozawa

Yuriko Nakazawa

Azusa Okamoto

Azusa Okamoto

Young Kotoko

Emiri Kai

Emiri Kai

Akane

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Katsuhide Motoki directed this as a spiritual sibling to his 2011 hit 'Bokura ga Ita,' reuniting with Tsubasa Honda.

Cultural

The film captures Japan's 'kurisumasu keki' tradition — Christmas Eve is couples' night, not family time, making every bakery scene quietly symbolic.

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It All Began When I Met You_English subtitled Trailer

It All Began When I Met You_English subtitled Trailer

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