It All Began When I Met You
It All Began When I Met You is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and released by Warner Bros. in Japan on 22 November 2013. Inspired by the 2003 British romantic comedy Love Actually, the film is made up of six separate stories revolving around ten people at Tokyo Station just before Christmas. It was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station, and was filmed with full cooperation by the railway company JR East.
Stories
- Eve no Koibito
- Enkyori Renai
- Christmas no Yūki
- Christmas Present
- Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki
- Okurete Kita Present
Cast
Story 1: ''Eve no Koibito''
- Hiroshi Tamaki as Kazuki Kuroyama, a company president
- Rin Takanashi as Reiko Sasaki, an aspiring actress
Story 2: ''Enkyori Renai''
- Fumino Kimura as Yukina Yamaguchi, a fashion designer
- Masahiro Higashide as Takumi Tsumura, a construction worker
Story 3: ''Christmas no Yūki''
- Tsubasa Honda as Natsumi Otomo, a cake shop employee
Story 4: ''Christmas Present''
- Miwako Ichikawa as Chiharu Kishimoto, an orphanage worker
- Emiri Kai as Akane Terai
Story 5: ''Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki''
- Saburō Tokitō as Masayuki Miyazaki, a train driver
- Nene Otsuka as Saori Miyazaki, Masayuki's wife
- Ryutaro Yamasaki as Koji Miyazaki, their son
Story 6: ''Okurete Kita Present''
- Chieko Baisho as Kotoko Oshima, a Tokyo Station pastry shop employee
- Nenji Kobayashi as Taizo Matsuura