It All Began When I Met You (Japanese: すべては君に逢えたから, Hepburn: Subete wa Kimi ni Aeta kara) 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.
Contents
Stories
Eve no Koibito (イヴの恋人; Christmas Eve Lover)
Enkyori Renai (遠距離恋愛; Long-distance Love Affair)
Christmas no Yūki (クリスマスの勇気; Christmas Courage)
Christmas Present (クリスマスプレゼント)
Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki (二分の一成人式; Half a Coming-of-age Ceremony)
Okurete Kita Present (遅れてきたプレゼント; Belated 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
Special screenings
The film was screened at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival on 23 October 2013.