Name: A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Drama
Released: 2019-01-15
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Kyoko Fukada, Yokohama Ryusei, Nagayama Kento, Tomoya Nakamura, Kenjiro Ishimaru

Kyoko Fukada is an award-winning Japanese actress and singer. She was born in Tokyo, Japan on November 2, 1982, and made her acting debut in 1997. Since then, she has appeared in countless films and television dramas, including “Residential Complex” (2018).

Kyoko Fukada

Yokohama Ryusei is a Japanese actor and model. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on September 16, 1996 and made his debut in the entertainment world in 2011 when he appeared in his first commercial. He made his first appearance as an actor that same year, when he took on his first role in a television drama. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “I Bought My Boyfriend on a Loan” (2018).

Yokohama Ryusei

Nagayama Kento is a Japanese actor who was born on March 7, 1989, in Tokyo, Japan. He began acting in 2008, when he starred in the drama series “Puzzle” and the movie “Cheer Cheer Cheer!” He has since gone on to appear in numerous movie and film releases in Japan, including the movie “Clover” in 2014 and the more recent film “Winter Rose” (2022).

Nagayama Kento

Tomoya Nakamura is a Japanese actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan, on December 24, 1986, and made his acting debut in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in a handful of films and a number of television dramas, including “Blue Fire” (2014), and “Piece of Cake” (2015),and “Holiday Love” (2018).

Tomoya Nakamura

Kenjiro Ishimaru is a Japanese actor. He was born November 1, 1953, in Oita, Japan, and made his acting debut in 1984. Since then, he has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “A Story to Read When You First Fallin Love” (2019), “The Master Plan” (2021) and “Re: The End of the Tiny World ~Half A Year Later~” (2021).

Kenjiro Ishimaru

Fumi Dan is a Japanese actress. She was born on June 5, 1954, in Tokyo, Japan, and made her acting debut in 1971. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love” (2019).

Fumi Dan

Once a model student with a bright future ahead of her, Harumi Junko (Kyoko Fukada) should be living the dream. But after she was denied admission to Tokyo University, her life started to take a very definite downhill turn. Struggling to find a job and failing at every relationship she’s ever had, thirty-one year old Harumi is now living a very different life than the one she once imagined for herself. Taking work as a teacher at a private cram school, Harumi wonders if her life could possibly get any worse.

As if the universe was determined to answer that question for her, one-by-one Harumi’s cram school students begin dropping her class, leaving her superiors to wonder if it isn’t time to let her go. To make matters worse, her mother won’t stop hounding her about her non-existent love life. Ready to give up on everything, Harumi confides in her long-time friend, Masashi Yakumo (Kento Nagayama) who unbeknownst to her, has secretly harbored a crush on her for the past twenty-years. While Masashi tries to work up the courage to confess his feelings, an unruly high school student by the name of Yuri Kyohei (Ryusei Yokohama) steps in and does just that. Enamored by the only teacher who has ever stood up for him, Yuri can’t hide his feelings for Harumi, but he isn’t the only one vying for her affection. Smitten by the woman who helped him graduate, all those years ago, Yuri’s high school teacher, Kazuma Yamashita (Tomoya Nakamura) has decided the time is finally right to confess his love.&nbsp;

With three men now trying to win her heart, Harumi has no idea what to do. How can she know which man is her one true love when her heart is pulling her in three different directions?

Based on the manga of the same name, by Aki Mochida, “A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love” is a 2019 romantic comedy drama directed by Ryosuke Fukuda and Ken Yoshida.

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