I Give My First Love to You (2009)

I Give My First Love to You is a Japanese movie directed by Takehiko Shinjo. It’s based on a manga by Kotomi Aoki which was originally serialized in Sho-Comi in 2005. It premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 21, 2009 and was released by Toho in Japan on October 24, 2009.

Movie info

Original title: 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ
Transliterated title: Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
Release date: October 21, 2009
Distributed by: Toho

Region 3 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: SKY Digi Entertainment (Taiwan)
Out: Apr 19, 2011
Buy: YesAsia US, YesAsia Global

+ Show DVD & Blu-ray releases

Plot

As a child Takuma is diagnosed with a heart condition that requires care from a cardiologist. He soon becomes friends with his doctor’s young daughter Mayu while being treated at the hospital. One day Mayu overhears her father saying that Takuma’s condition is serious enough that he most likely won’t live long beyond the age of 20. Takuma isn’t aware of this himself, however, so at 8-years-old he makes a promise to marry Mayu when they turn 20. Later in life, Takuma (now played by Masaki Okada) becomes aware that he won’t be able to keep this promise and he begins distancing himself from Mayu (Mao Inoue) in hopes of protecting her.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Mao Inoue
	Masaki Okada
	Gaku Yamamoto
	Keiko Horiuchi
	Mari Okamoto
	Masataka Kubota
	Natsuki Harada
	Tetta Sugimoto
	Toru Nakamura
	Yoko Moriguchi
	Yoshihiko Hosoda
	Yuki Terada