Beyond the Memories (2013)
Original title: 潔く柔く
Beyond the Memories is a 2013 Japanese-language romance movie directed by Takehiko Shinjo, with a running time of 2h 6m. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Masaki Okada and Haru.
Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. When they meet, time, frozen since that day, begins to tick again.
Quick answers
What is Beyond the Memories about?
Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. When they meet, time, frozen since that day, begins to tick again.
When was Beyond the Memories released?
Beyond the Memories was released on 26 October 2013.
How long is Beyond the Memories?
Beyond the Memories runs 2h 6m.
Who made Beyond the Memories?
Beyond the Memories was directed by Takehiko Shinjo.
Cast
- Masami Nagasawa as Kanna Seto
- Masaki Okada as Roku Akazawa
- Haru as Asami Kawaguchi
- Kengo Kora as Kazue Haruta
- Chizuru Ikewaki as Manami Sakuraba
- Aoi Nakamura as Toshikuni Mayama
- Yuki Furukawa as Kiyomasa Komine
- Kaoru Hirata as Momoka Senke
- Soko Wada as Yanagihara
- MEGUMI as Chikako Nohara
- Ryosei Tayama as Bar master
- Maki Shinta as Nozomi Kakinouchi