Threads Of Destiny (2008-Japan)

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Movie: Threads Of Destiny
Romaji: Akai Ito
Japanese: 赤い糸
Director: Shosuke Murakami
Writer: Chiho Watanabe, Ritsuko Hanzawa, Mei (novel)
Assistant Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura
Producer: Yoshihiko Takeda
Cinematography:
Release Date: December 20, 2008
Runtime: 106 min.
Genre: Romance
Movie Studio: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna.

Struggling to rebound from her decade-long crush, Mei finds comfort in the close camaraderie of her school friends, Taka, Mia, Yuri, Natsu, Mitsu and Sara and then meets a reticent and gentle-natured boy named Atsushi. The two begin to realize that they share many things in common that seem to transcend mere coincidence: the same birthday (February 29th, 1992) and a previous encounter when they were both 8. Feeling a bond of fate, they grow closer.

But destiny can have a dark side to it, too, and a shocking revelation from both of their pasts compels Atsushi to pull away from Mei. The devastating separation then unleashes a wave of misfortune upon Mei: the death of a loved one, drug addiction and domestic violence. As circumstances seek to take control of her life, Mei struggles to maintain her faith in the tenuous thread of destiny that will reunite her with her true love.

Notes

Based on the hit mobile novel "Akai Ito" written by Mei.
"Akai Ito" refers to the East Asian belief of the red string of fate. Originating from Chinese legend, "the red string of fate" myth states that the gods tie an invisible string around the ankles of men and women who are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other.
The movie "Threads Of Destiny " (Akai Ito), produced by Shochiku, was released on December 20, 2008 in Japan, while Fuji TV aired the television version, Akai Ito on December 6th, 2008.
The movie and television versions both feature the same staff and cast and also carry storylines that are closely connected.
Related titles:
1. Akai Ito (Fuji TV / 2008)

Cast



Nao Minamisawa	Junpei Mizobata	Ryo Tajima	Sayuri Iwata	Ryo Kimura
Mei Takemiya	Atsushi Nishino	Kamiya Mitsuru	Haruna Takemiya	Riku Takahashi



Rei Okamoto	Anna Ishibashi	Nanami Sakuraba	Tomo Yanagishita	Hiroshi Yazaki
Mia Amagishi	Asami Tadokoro	Sara Nakagawa	Natsuki Fujiwara	Yuya Shinozaki



Kasumi Suzuki	Kaoru Hirata	Ryuya Wakaba	Mirai Yamamoto	Shigemitsu Ogi
Yuri Nakanishi	Miyabi Kawaguchi	Shu Yasuda	Natsumi Nishino	Takamichi Morisaki



Noriko Watanabe	Kenji Matsuda
Sachiko Takemiya	Koichi Murakoshi

Additional Cast Members:

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Awards

"Rookie of the Year" (Junpei Mizobata) - 2010 (33rd) Japan Academy Prize - March 5, 2010

Comments

Comment #16
xl60ohs79xd Says:
Jan 10 2011 1:33 am

Hi all,
Very good to find u in this text
My legitimate elect is Truong ^^

Sharing is appealing, right?
Comment #15
sasukelover Says:
Apr 01 2010 10:27 pm

love the drama and movie...
it's the best drama i've ever watched in my life...
so romantic...
Comment #14
blue-y Says:
Jan 05 2010 10:18 pm

"Mei has been in love with Yuya all her life. They've grown up together. But when they reach their second year of middle school, Yuya suddenly professes his love for her older sister, Haruna."

They dont show this part in the movie right?
Comment #13
H.G.G. Says:
Dec 08 2009 2:57 pm

that guy in there omg he is cute
Comment #12
missy Says:
Dec 08 2009 2:47 pm

this movie is the best movie ever (:D
Comment #11
Baby_Kuching Says:
Dec 05 2009 7:45 pm

Hey! Just asking. There is a continuation to the movie right? I mean, there was a 'to be continued' and the movie ended in a cliff hanger. Is the part two out yet? Has it even been filmed alr? :D
Comment #10
eshh Says:
Nov 05 2009 1:24 pm

i love this movie ;)
Comment #9
niinad Says:
Sep 11 2009 7:37 am

max >> its already out.bought it at speedy just now :)
Comment #8
mitzmin Says:
Sep 10 2009 11:47 am

Is this drama good? or does it have too much drama? I was wondering if any one could tell me.
Comment #7
Kar3n4u Says:
Jul 29 2009 3:04 pm

wait this is the drama isnt it??
isnt there only a drama, not a movie and a drama?
Comment #6
Suwei Says:
Jul 12 2009 2:58 am

Can i noe what is the Chinese name of this movie??
Comment #5
Max Says:
Jul 10 2009 2:57 am

May i know when will the movie of threads of destiny be sell in Malaysia ?
Comment #4
Joyce Says:
Jul 01 2009 4:26 am

Hey, may i know when will the continuation of threads of destiny be out in Singapore?
Cause currently, it's showing threads of destiny 1 :)
Comment #3
D_Av3ng3r Says:
Apr 25 2009 6:07 pm

I've found it ~ thanks
Comment #2
GodSent Says:
Apr 24 2009 3:23 am

Check out the time 00:46 at the trailer. Theme song is 366日, sang by HY. More info can be found at the official website.
Comment #1
D_Av3ng3r Says:
Apr 23 2009 2:16 pm

Please please please ~ tell me who sang the song at the trailer, it was very romantic ~