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Movie: Girl In The Sunny Place (English title) / Her Sunny Side (literal title)
Romaji: Hidamari no Kanojo
Japanese: 陽だまりの彼女
Director: Takahiro Miki
Writer: Osamu Koshigaya (novel), Kosuke Mukai, Tomoe Kanno
Producer: Minami Ichikawa, Julie K. Fujishima, Tatsuro Hatanaka, Masao Teshima, Shinji Ogawa, Mitsuru Uda, Manabu Endo
Cinematographer: Yoko Itakura
Release Date: October 12, 2013
Runtime: 128 min
Genre: Romance / Fantasy
Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment / Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda (Jun Matsumoto) happens to meet Mao Watarai (Juri Ueno), a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret…

Notes

Based on novel "Hidamari no Kanojo" by Osamu Koshigaya (first published May 28, 2011 by Shinchosha Publishing Co, Ltd. ).
Filming began January 18, 2013 in Shōnan area of Kanagawa Prefecture. Movie finished filming in the early morning of March 5, 2013 in Tokyo. The last scene filmed began late in the evening on March 4th and finished around 4am on March 5th.
Movie is set in the Shonan region of Japan. Shonan is situated along the coast of Sagami Bay in central Japan.

Cast



Jun Matsumoto	Juri Ueno	Tetsuji Tamayama	Masaki Suda	Koji Ookura
Kosuke Okuda	Mao Watarai	Haruki Sindo (Mao's coworker)	Shota Okuda (Kosuke's younger brother)	Susumu Tanaka (Kosuke's coworker)



Mitsuki Tanimura	Takumi Kitamura	Wakana Aoi	Kazutoyo Koyabu	Naomi Nishida
Yuri Minegishi (Kosuke's coworker)	Kosuke Okuda (middle school)	Mao Watarai (middle school)	Department Head Sugihara	Okuda Yoshie



Midori Kiuchi	Sansei Shiomi	Maho Toyota	Mari Natsuki
Watarai Mayuko	Watarai Kozo	Kajihara Reiko	Ohshita (mysterious woman)

Additional Cast Members:

Toko Miura - Shiota
Anna Ishibashi - woman in elevator Kosuke Okuda
Tamae Ando - Hiraiwa (wife)
Momoko Mori - Shiota
Kaoru Hirata
Hikaru Yamamoto
Mikako Ishii
Hikari Kajiwara
Taro Suruga
Munenori Nagano
Ryotaro Yonemura
Toru Nomaguchi
Yoji Tanaka
Kanji Furutachi
Hiroya Shimizu
Minori Hagiwara

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babyblue Nov 19 2019 7:49 am So far it's my favorite Jun's movie and i'm not disappointed at all!

Ecy Feb 19 2019 8:57 pm I believe all of Jun's movies are great! I'm his biggest fans. But, still, I can't watch him acting with any female actress other than with Inoue Mao. Idk why, and I'm sorry. :(

MY Sep 26 2018 11:24 am I loved the cinematography, everything about this movie is beautiful, though I kinda guessed her secret midway into the movie. Juri is so pretty, and Jun is so handsome. What a handsome pair indeed!

@missed appointments in winter: I think you missed the last scene towards the end of the movie! It will explain your question on Mao's 2nd life + age. :)

Missed appointments in winter Aug 23 2018 7:10 am That ending. He is crying but he doesnt realise why. Aah I feel so bad for kousuke. Mao loved him but it was selfish of her not to tell him her secret before marriage and even after. Like she found her fulfillment, her happiness but what about his? He probably will be alone forever knowing something is wrong but not knowing what.

Also her second life. When she will grow up, Kousuke will be much older. So I dont see how that will work out.

wayer Jul 07 2018 11:30 pm Such an unexpected story :) making me smile all the way since i'm a neko person. The movie itself is beautiful, as if the sun is always shining. It gives positive vibes, like cats hehe.. Matsujun and Ueno Juri are both beautiful; the young M

Summer Apr 03 2018 10:30 am Just finished it and what a brilliant movie! I worried this is gonna be some bittersweet kind but boy was I smiling by the end.. :*) while watching it heavily reminded me of misae and shima's story from clannad. I hope they had the same outcome but nonetheless they both have beautiful stories with different kind of happy ending.

Olivia Nov 07 2017 1:18 am Excellent movie! Beautiful story, indeed. And I totally ship them. Ohmy, Jun is so handsome and Juri is so pretty. :))))

E Mar 13 2017 5:16 pm @Shaika

Check your facts first before acting smug. That's Jun Matsumoto.

Lemsipmax Feb 05 2017 7:12 pm I love the movie it made me cried in the ending i am glad I became a human.

Shaika Dec 26 2016 8:46 pm There is mistake in Main Cast. (lol moderators, what are you doing?)

James Takeshi Yamada plays as Kousuke Okuda. Not Jun Matsumoto. Totally different actors. Please, change it.

Masao May 06 2016 8:10 am Very beautiful movie... Ueno Juri, always pretty. Just watched tonight on Kinyou Road Show, on TV.

Sandrina Aug 03 2015 12:52 am I first want to watch this movie because I love both Ueno Juri and Matsumoto Jun, but surprisingly the chemistry between them really look natural in the movie, it made me smile :)) They look like a real couple :) There weren't any 'steamy' scenes but when they hold each other's hands, laying beside each other, hugging, the scenes were simply beautiful <3 The truth is there weren't any scene that made me bored :) all of them were incredibly sweet, and also sad

I don't know anything else to say .....this movie is very beautiful indeed :') and I love it so much <3

Nene Dec 20 2014 12:05 pm Great movie and visuals as expected of Takahiro Miki, but great chemistry between Jun and Juri was unexpected.

Regarding the story, as a person yearning to become a novelist, I envy the imagination of Koshigaya Osamu. I look forward to getting myself a copy of the novel (I'll try my best to improve my Japanese skills to be able to understand it). I think the story is sweet, surreal, but very psychological as well. It addresses Kosuke Okuda's loneliness as a person and thus, creating a new reality around him.

Kudos to Koshigaya and the whole production of this film. You guys should watch it. It's a kind of film that makes you think.

Mclaren Daniel Dec 11 2014 11:14 am I wanted to see Takumi in this movie!But I watched it so good! ;)

Annie Oct 27 2014 10:59 am Gives new meaning to the term cat lady. You have to watch it right till the end and i mean right till the end. The ending is quite sweet. Also I don't think Kosuke entirely loses his memory. Juri is in top form as usual - what a wonderful actress. Jun is good too but I always like Jun. Their pairing is sweet and tender though it does lack the heat of Juri and Hiroshi Tamaki in Nodame. But the sweetness is perfect for this movie.

harukachan13 Oct 24 2014 9:32 am The movie was just better than the novel. The ending of the novel was quiet ambiguous, only Kousuke, who doesn't lost his memory about Mao, and Mao was reborn again as a cat not as a human. But the movie is much better, though Kouseke kind of lost his memory after Mao was gone.

Olive Oct 19 2014 10:05 am I love this pairing... the cinematography, the story, the chemistry.. were beautiful. Actually, i had missed the first time it came out, because I love Juri but not fanatic, and the LM is Matsu Jun. I don't like him, but don't dislike him too, that's why not too interested. But, somehow i'd like to try this after finding the picture still when Jun and Juri were lying together "that looks sweet, look mature but not hot, just beuatiful" then found the trailer.. Oh God, not the similar Matsu Jun I looked usually, mature, soft and innocent! Then I decided to watch it.. I'm in love :) Besides, I love 'the animal' too (spoiler :p) I highly recommend this ♥ Jun-Juri were great here!

Silverowl Oct 05 2014 11:50 pm I ♥ them both! They look good together. The movie is so pretty...Great cinematography!

ayleen Jun 22 2014 5:24 am Finally I can watch this great movie XD, I really like this movie omg. Actually at first I just want to see Takumi in this movie but, the whole films are so good. :))

Jonah May 05 2014 12:06 pm The name of the song in the trailer is "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys (1966)

ijuk May 02 2014 1:41 pm somebody know the name of song? Tell me please :(

Thumbs up!!! Mar 17 2014 4:30 pm I came across this movie on my int'l flight and after watching another movie, just out of curiosity I decided to give it a shot and watched it halfway. Then the captain announced to adjust our seats for landing....Damned. It was a really good movie and I still regret not watching it in the first place. Going to watch the rest very soon. Thumbs up!!!

masaki82 Nov 30 2013 8:07 am I just watched it at the Japanese film fest in Melbourne, Australia and oh my goodness... it's like a fanfiction plot... I didn't expect that to be her secret, I love it <3 I love Kosuke, I want a guy to look at me with eyes like that <3 Love the movie ^^

Iffa Nov 29 2013 12:10 pm What the genre of this movie? I can't wait to watch this movie

cho yun hee Nov 24 2013 1:19 pm oh please tell me! where I can watch this movie online :/

Mike Warr Nov 20 2013 8:45 am Gosh, this film was amazing. The love transcending all boundaries. I never understood the significance of the opening scene until half way through. Jun and Juri make a super couple. . Make sure you see this film. It screened Japan Film Festival Sydney.

acid Nov 06 2013 11:36 pm Already read the novel, such an interesting story , wanna watch the movie,, so much! To see Domyoji Tsukasa meet Noda Megumi.. Mukyaaaa ***hehehe*** can anybody send me a link to watch the movie on the internet??

Ni Nov 01 2013 2:53 am wanna watch this so much... why can't it play in my country too TT-TT

gustave154 Oct 21 2013 9:40 am watched the movie.. and i have to say i cried. Ueno Juri needs to appear in more movies seriously.

Jdoramadicts Oct 20 2013 10:10 am It's a nice love team,and June is very different in his role..excited to see this movie..

umi Oct 15 2013 8:18 pm omg the secret is so..suprising you gonna love it

jenny Oct 15 2013 2:34 am guys becareful reading the comments, there are spoilers in them!

love ueno juri she is adorable!!!!!!

Ahahahaahh Oct 14 2013 9:26 am Yesterday I watched the movie and it was very strange movie. Mao is a cat that loved the guy and then she transformed into woman. That is the secret

bsk Oct 12 2013 3:41 pm please,somebody tell me the name of that trailer song!!?

somnolence28 Oct 06 2013 10:40 pm @haruka, where can i find a English translated copy of the novel? thanks

CATherine Oct 01 2013 2:25 am Well i wonder what the secret is?? ...hehehehe..

Haruka Sep 28 2013 7:47 am You all must read the novel first! Her secret is not a sickness, but..... Well, just read the novel and you'll get excited to wait this film!!

yay! Sep 27 2013 1:59 am Let me guess, her secret is something that has to do with sickness.... Anyway, I'm gonna be honest, I was never a fan of neither of the Matsumoto nor Ueno. However, after watching the trailer, I find them to be not just quite a sweet and beautiful couple, but as an individual person as well. They've changed a lot ever since I left J-drama a few years ago.

freedomdemon Sep 21 2013 10:48 am Matsumoto drama!!! after reading the synopsis, interesting to it d!!! whats the secret of the girl..! wanna know! ^^Y and finally found a website that have details about upcoming Japan dramas!!!!! (*o *) thank you so much!!! (*o ^)

diamond Sep 15 2013 7:00 am i hate ueno juri and matsujun's pairing.. :( how i wish they chose other actress to pair with jun.. it's not that i hate both of them,. in fact, i love juri's performance in nodame cantabile & rainbow song and also jun's performance in hyd... it just seem like i prefer juri with older or what they call mature looking actors like tamaki hiroshi and jun with cute looking actress like mao inoue and yui aragaki... :)

toma_fans Sep 13 2013 9:41 pm wow, Jun looks so different... I always wait his work..

Juri Sep 13 2013 8:33 pm I'm a cat, :3

Riley Sep 01 2013 5:14 pm I cant wait to watch this movie awww<3 I really want to see how Juri and MatsuJun look together

scarlet Aug 18 2013 5:52 am Can't wait for it too! Truthfully speaking.. I don't really like Jun, no special reasons. BUT... now when i look at this trailer... He looks really mature and handsome than previously at hana yori dango . Makes me interested in him now~~~

a.n.jell Aug 10 2013 10:11 am OMG! Can't wait for this movie! Love~love~love Juri~!...Jun looked different somehow...maybe just because he matured a lot

aliza ali Jul 20 2013 8:13 am looking foeward 2 this becoz of JUN :p

Tomi Jul 08 2013 7:20 am So cute! :D (trying not to get jealous though..) Cant wait :)

girlstrike Jul 02 2013 3:09 am OMG cant WAIT!!! wondering what is maos' secret?!

Kazumi Reiko Jun 10 2013 2:45 pm Matsujun!! ^o^ ♥ I'm sure this movie will be awesome :3 I wonder what is Mao Watarai's secret~ :D

rei Apr 26 2013 5:57 am THE WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE IS KILLING ME!!!

The teaser really gives a beautifully romantic story girls love. And the Ueno Juri x Matsu Jun pairing, which at first seemed quite an odd couple to me, now looks perfect <3 I hope with this, Juri-chan will be back on the limelight. I really miss her. -- another Filipino Juri fan ^^

nana-chan Apr 13 2013 7:17 pm it's a romance-fantasy story. I already read the novel...

jurippe Feb 18 2013 1:34 am A very promising movie from my fave actress. Hope this movie will be another blockbuster like Nodame Cantabile. -from your Filipino fan.

kaje Dec 09 2012 5:23 am nodame and domyouji?!! must see!!! ^^

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