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I Give My First Love to You
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I Give My First Love to You

2009-10-24 · 122 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Takehiko Shinjo
Production companies
D.N. Dream Partners, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Pivot Plus Music (PPM), Shogakukan, PPM, TOHO, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, VAP, Tokyo FM, Toho Pictures
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mao InoueMao InoueMayu Taneda
Masaki OkadaMasaki OkadaTakuma Kakunouchi
Tetta SugimotoTetta SugimotoMinoru Kakinouchi
Yōko MoriguchiYōko MoriguchiRyoko Kakinouchi
Yoshihiko HosodaYoshihiko HosodaKou Suzuya
Natsuki HaradaNatsuki HaradaTeru Uehara
Toru NakamuraToru NakamuraDr. Takahito Taneda
Yuki TeradaYuki TeradaYuiko Tamura
Masataka KubotaMasataka KubotaRitsu Sugiyama
Keiko HoriuchiKeiko HoriuchiYoshimi Suzuya
Gaku YamamotoGaku YamamotoRyujo Suzuya
Kaito KobayashiKaito KobayashiYoung Takuma Kakunouchi
Sea KumadaSea KumadaYoung Mayu Taneda
Ryunosuke SuzukiRyunosuke SuzukiSudo
Toshi TakeuchiToshi TakeuchiStudent
Mari OkamotoMari OkamotoHigh School Student
Kotaro ShigaKotaro ShigaEnglish Teacher
Yuji AbeYuji AbeTeacher Ito
Yuki TorigoeYuki Torigoe
Yûsuke FukudaYûsuke Fukuda

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