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A surfer and firefighter meet and fall in love.A surfer and firefighter meet and fall in love.A surfer and firefighter meet and fall in love.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total
Rina Kawaei
- Hinako Mukaimizu
- (voice)
Kentarô Itô
- Wasabi Kawamura
- (voice)
- (as Kentaro Ito)
You Taichi
- Junko
- (voice)
Mai Nishikawa
- Ai
- (voice)
Kenji Sugimura
- Leader
- (voice)
Kunihiro Kawamoto
- Commander
- (voice)
Shigeo Kiyama
- Captain
- (voice)
Kento Hama
- Man A
- (voice)
Haruki Ishiya
- Man B
- (voice)
Satoshi Yamazaki
- Young Minato
- (voice)
Hina Kino
- Young Hinako
- (voice)
Serika Hiromatsu
- Woman A
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Cute, loving and touching!!!
Cute, loving and touching. The graphics are good and original! In my opinion it is underestimated... For those who love anime films of youthful loves must watch it!
Amazing movie
I watched this movie without watching a trailer or even reading what it was about and I loved it alot. It caught me off guard and became one of my new favorite anime movies. The animation style was unique and the story was really cute. The English dub was really solid matched the characters perfectly. Give it a watch!
Predictable but my girlfriend loved it
Animation was pretty solid, story was pretty good. Predictable but good.
I was calling out predictions from the start and they all came true. Still, knowing what would happen didn't stop this hardened rock of a man from shedding a buttload of tears, and you should've seen my girlfriend
She sounded like she was laughing, I looked over and she was hysterically crying in some parts, so I told her "stop laughing, this is a sad part" which made her laugh cry and then it was fun for me, as I only watched it because of Valentine's Day.
Still, in the end, it wasn't bad and I know she loved it.
If you like shoujo anime and bittersweet feels, this is probably one you'll enjoy.
I was calling out predictions from the start and they all came true. Still, knowing what would happen didn't stop this hardened rock of a man from shedding a buttload of tears, and you should've seen my girlfriend
She sounded like she was laughing, I looked over and she was hysterically crying in some parts, so I told her "stop laughing, this is a sad part" which made her laugh cry and then it was fun for me, as I only watched it because of Valentine's Day.
Still, in the end, it wasn't bad and I know she loved it.
If you like shoujo anime and bittersweet feels, this is probably one you'll enjoy.
Spectacular and amazing!
This movie, without giving away any spoilers, was amazing. I loved the story. I've seen where people say it was predictable or just another love story. I have to both agree and disagree. Yes, there were aspects of "your standard love story"
that made parts of this "predictable", but it was truly SO much more than that. This movie had me laughing, smiling, and crying by time it was over. The feels are definitely there. You can add in the fact that "Brand New Story" (the leading song) is sung by the main characters actual voice actors, the leading male voice actor being part of the band that wrote the song originally. This adds plenty of depth and connection that you wouldn't get if it was just a background song. With that last part being said, this movie may not work out as well being dubbed. I feel that the two characters singing the song really helps establish a connection that wouldn't be there other wise. It makes it specifically, "Their Song."
In the end, I find this movie to be phenomenal and remarkable on plenty of levels, and would be interested in watching it dubbed in my native tongue to see if the connection i mentioned earlier is still there.
In the end, I find this movie to be phenomenal and remarkable on plenty of levels, and would be interested in watching it dubbed in my native tongue to see if the connection i mentioned earlier is still there.
Really cool aesthetic
The plot had some pacing and character development issues but I still bawled like a baby. The idea is fresh and rid of clichés. Overall a decent movie.
Did you know
- TriviaThe café branch in the film is named Seiren. In Masaaki Yuasa's previous film, Lu Over the Wall, the main character Kai and his friends had a band named Seiren.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Ride Your Wave (2019)
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Kimito Namini Noretara
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $332,432
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,643
- Feb 23, 2020
- Gross worldwide
- $4,048,748
- Runtime
- 1h 35m(95 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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