Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu

Title: 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ ( I Give My First Love to You)
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Release Date: October 24, 2009
Studio: NTV, Toho, Shogakukan Productions
Genre: Romace

Story
Takuma (Masaki Okada), a boy who is told he will die before he’s 20, and Mayu (Mao Inoue), a girl who is in love with him…
The story begins when they are little kids. Mayu, whose father is a doctor, meets Takuma, who is hospitalized in her father’s workplace. They develop feelings for each other, but Mayu learns of Takuma’s grave illness and that he will die before he turns 20. The distraught children make one promise for an uncertain future.
Time passes, and the girl becomes a young woman, and the boy, a young man. Mayu continues to support and love Takuma. On the other hand, Takuma, who knows his days are numbered, pushes away his feelings for Mayu and distances himself from her. He cannot stand to see her cry or hurt her more than he already has. Then Mayu meets another man who has feelings for her, and Takuma meets a woman who has the same illness, and their feelings for each other begin to waver.
Misunderstandings, unsaid thoughts, the frustrations and chagrin of youth… What will become of their love while the clock keeps ticking away in Takuma’s life?(source: AsianMediaWiki)


Thoughts: This movie is an adaptation from a manga by Kotomi Aoki. In the past, I did read a couple of chapters from this manga, but I didn't bring myself to continue reading it because the characters were a bit too angsty for me. Although, I wasn't planning to watch this movie. However, seeing that Masaki Okada (Otomen) and Mao Inoue (Hana Yori Dango) are in this movie, I decided to watch it because of they were starring in this movie. They are both talented actors and I thought that they did good job in this movie. This movie is very heartbreaking and it's a tragic romance story. If your planing to watch this movie, be prepared to have a box of tissue with you.