2014 · drama · romance · coming-of-age
Say 'I Love You'
Directed by Asako Hyuga1h 42m2014
Mei Tachibana is a high school student. Due to a traumatic incident when she was a kid, Mei has been unable to make friends or have boyfriends. By mistake, Mei then injures the most popular male student named Yamato Kurosawa. Somehow, Yamato Kurosawa likes Mei Tachibana and tells everyone unilaterally that Mei is his friend. One day, Yamato Kurosawa saves Mei Tachibana from a stalker by kissing her. From that kiss, their love story begins.
Our read: Say 'I Love You' (2014) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded drama · romance · coming-of-age entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, steady, gentle drama / romance, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- gentle
- redemptive
- intimate
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