I Just Wanna Hug You

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Movie: I Just Wanna Hug You (English title)
Romaji: Dakishimetai - Shinjitsu No Monogatari
Japanese: 抱きしめたい ―真実の物語―
Director: Akihiko Shiota
Writer: Akihiko Shiota, Hiroshi Saito
Producer: Hideki Tashiro, Atsuyuki Shimoda, Tamako Tsujimoto
Cinematographer: Tokusho Kikumura
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Runtime: 122 min.
Genre: Romance / Based on True Story / Disability
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Set in Abashiri, Hokkaido. Tsukasa (Keiko Kitagawa) got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the aftereffects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Nevertheless, she tries to live life to the fullest. Tsukasa then falls in love with taxi driver Masaki (Ryo Nishikido), who likes playing basketball. Even though they have various difficulties, they try to make a happy family together, but they encounter another serious situation.

Notes

Filming beging February 12, 2013 in the suburbs of Kanto and finishes late March, 2013.
Movie is based on a true story. Japanese broadcasting station TBS air a documentary on the couple on July 3, 2011 (http://www.tbs.co.jp/houtama/last/110703.html).

Cast



Keiko Kitagawa	Ryo Nishikido	Yusuke Kamiji	Takumi Saito	Aya Hirayama
Tsukasa Yamamoto	Masaki Koyanagi	Tonden	Sonomura	Natsumi



Eriko Sato	Megumi Sato	Masataka Kubota	Jimon Terakado	Kazue Tsunogae
		Junpei	Kinoshita	Masaki Koyanagi's mom



Jun Kunimura	Jun Fubuki
Takeo Koyanagi (Masaki's dad)	Tsukasa Yamamoto's mom

Keita Ninomiya - Kinoshita's son
Yuri Ogino

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Sakura Aug 26 2019 9:10 am Very good acting from entire cast but what else would one expect from such indie-feel movies...plot however drags a bit and I did not cry at all for this one but overall production quality is quite reasonable for a melodrama.

wendy May 31 2015 1:37 am does anyone know what tsukasa said when she had a dream? something like being chased by a polar bear? can someone tell me what she wrote?

KeikoWorld Aug 26 2014 5:58 am Got this movie, been watching it few times already without subs T_T didnt really understand what they said, but Keiko did a good job with her role! .<

Ki Jun 04 2014 8:39 pm I also watched this on a flight (Detroit to Seoul via Delta). I did watch a couple of films before this movie, because The English title "I Just Wanna Hug You" really did nothing for me. After running out of films to watch I decided to give this one a try. I came away really impressed with the film! Even more impressive is that the film is based on a true story. A lot of films in this type of genre come off as cheesy, but this film felt so genuine. Keiko Kitagawa & Ryo Nishikido did really nice jobs making their characters more touching, without overacting. A film that I think you could compare "I Just Wanna Hug You" is with "Josee, Tiger and the Fish," except the male characters took different routes by the end of each respective film. If you do get the chance to watch this movie, don't let the bleh English title scare you away.

RINI May 22 2014 9:58 am I saw this movie on my flight from Jakarta to Aceh. I love this movie, good one. I just found out that this based on a true story .. Worth watching. Love Ryo and Keiko :)

RINI May 22 2014 9:53 am I saw this movie already on my flight back to Surabaya. I just found out that this based on a true story. Good movie, I love it. Love Ryo Nishikido

Brian Singapore May 09 2014 9:36 am This is the best movie of the year 2014! I was so moved by the truth story and even watch the documentary! Treasure what you have cause life if a gift and it could be gone just in second and for all the driver in the world include me, Please drive carefully and responsibly!

ni Jan 10 2014 6:57 am gonna watch this for sure... Keiko-chan n_n

muhammad xaka Dec 02 2013 11:17 am awesome, can't wait for it

WOW! Oct 14 2013 10:47 am AWESOME! Can`t wait for it!

yay! Sep 27 2013 1:48 am I literally CANNOT WAIT.

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