Bokura ga ita Zenpen

   

 (1 DVD)

    Movie: We Were There: Part 1
    Romaji: Bokura ga ita Zenpen
    Japanese: 僕等がいた 前篇
    Director: Takahiro Miki
    Writer: Yuki Obata (manga), Tomoko Yoshida
    Producer:
    Cinematographer: Kosuke Yamada
    World Premiere: February 26, 2012 (Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival)
    Release Date: March 17, 2012
    Runtime: 121 min.
    Genre: Romance / Based on a Comic / Youth
    Distributor: Toho
    Language: Japanese
    Country: Japan

 Plot

"We Were There" follows the 10 year romance between Motoharu Yano (Toma Ikuta) & Nanami Takahashi (Yuriko Yoshitaka). During their high school days, Motoharu Yano was the most popular boy in school, but can't get over the death of his girlfriend from a car crash. Nanami Takahashi falls in love with Motoharu Yano and must deals with his inability to let go of the past.
Notes

    Based on the manga "Bokura ga Ita" ("We Were There") - first pubished in 2002 and has sold over 10,000,000 copies.
    Live action "We Were There" will be released in two parts with the second release coming to theatres one month after the first part.
    Filming takes place between May & July 2011 in Tokyo & Hokkaido.

Cast
Toma Ikuta
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Sousuke Takaoka
Yuika Motokariya
Manami Higa
Ayaka Komatsu
Risa Sudo
Yumi Asou
Tasuku Emoto
Hayato Matsunaga