A special trailer for Sukitte Ii na yo (Say "I Love You") live-action film has begun streaming through Shochiku. It has been called 'special' for it features the song "Happily" by the British boy band One Direction as its theme.



Say "I Love You" is a story about 16-year old high school girl, Tachibana Mei who never made friends nor have a boyfriend until such day when she accidentally injures Kurosawa Yamato who happens to be the most popular guy in school. With that encounter, Yamato got interested in Mei and declared that he has intentions of making friends with her though one-sided. He also happened to kiss Mei in order to protect her from a stalker.

The film stars with Kawaguchi Haruna (Ouran High SChool Host Club) as Tachibana Mei and Fukushi Sota (Kamen Rider Fourze) as Kurosawa Yamato. Other cast includes Ichikawa Tomohiro (Otomen, Silver Spoon)as Takemura Kai, Adachi Rika (Giga Tokyo Toy Box) as Muto Aiko, Nagase Tasuku (Ouran High School Host Club) as Nakanishi Kenji, Nishizaki Rima (Stella Women Academy) as Oikawa Asami, Yamamoto Ryosuke (HanaKimi 2011) as Tachikawa Masashi and Yagi Arisa as Kitagawa Megumi.

The film is written and directed by Hyuga Asako (Forgotten Dreams, Morisaki Shoten no Hibi). The filming has begun in early January, supposed to be done by mid-February.



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The British boy band One Direction would be taking part on the upcoming Sukitte Ii na yo (Say "I Love You") live-action film through their song "Happily".

"Happily" was included in One Direction's Midnight Memories album. Based on records, it has sold over 4,500,000 copies worldwide and 400,000 copies in Japan alone. The staff members reasoned out why they chose this song is that "because of the gorgeous melody and lyrics that make the heart beat are perfect for this movie's world. So we made an offer to the band since we had nothing to lose by trying."

Say "I Love You" is a story about 16-year old high school girl, Tachibana Mei who never made friends nor have a boyfriend until such day when she accidentally injures Kurosawa Yamato who happens to be the most popular guy in school. With that encounter, Yamato got interested in Mei and declared that he has intentions of making friends with her though one-sided. He also happened to kiss Mei in order to protect her from a stalker.

The film stars with Kawaguchi Haruna (Ouran High SChool Host Club) as Tachibana Mei and Fukushi Sota (Kamen Rider Fourze) as Kurosawa Yamato. Other cast includes Ichikawa Tomohiro (Otomen, Silver Spoon)as Takemura Kai, Adachi Rika (Giga Tokyo Toy Box) as Muto Aiko, Nagase Tasuku (Ouran High School Host Club) as Nakanishi Kenji, Nishizaki Rima (Stella Women Academy) as Oikawa Asami, Yamamoto Ryosuke (HanaKimi 2011) as Tachikawa Masashi and Yagi Arisa as Kitagawa Megumi.

The film is written and directed by Hyuga Asako (Forgotten Dreams, Morisaki Shoten no Hibi). The filming has begun in early January, supposed to be done by mid-February.




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The trailer of the live-action film adaptation of Kazuki Hanae's Sukitte Iinayo (Say "I Love You") has streamed since last Friday on it's official website. It also finalizes it's showing on July 12.



Mei Tachibana [thinking]: I don't need friends or sweethearts. For the longest time, I used to think that.

Yamato Kurosawa: Mei Tachibana.

Mei Tachibana [thinking]: Until I met him.

The film goes with the tagline, "With this kiss, my world changes."

Say "I Love You" is a story about 16-year old high school girl, Tachibana Mei who never made friends nor have a boyfriend until such day when she accidentally injures Kurosawa Yamato who happens to be the most popular guy in school. With that encounter, Yamato got interested in Mei and declared that he has intentions of making friends with her though one-sided. He also happened to kiss Mei in order to protect her from a stalker.

The film stars with Kawaguchi Haruna (Ouran High SChool Host Club) as Tachibana Mei and Fukushi Sota (Kamen Rider Fourze) as Kurosawa Yamato. Other cast includes Ichikawa Tomohiro (Otomen, Silver Spoon)as Takemura Kai, Adachi Rika (Giga Tokyo Toy Box) as Muto Aiko, Nagase Tasuku (Ouran High School Host Club) as Nakanishi Kenji, Nishizaki Rima (Stella Women Academy) as Oikawa Asami, Yamamoto Ryosuke (HanaKimi 2011) as Tachikawa Masashi and Yagi Arisa as Kitagawa Megumi.

The film is written and directed by Hyuga Asako (Forgotten Dreams, Morisaki Shoten no Hibi). The filming has begun in early January, supposed to be done by mid-February.


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Kamen Rider Fourze's Kisaragi Gentaro, Fukushi Sota is announced to play another lead role in Kanae Hazuki's popular manga "Sukitte Iinayo" or Say "I Love You" live-action film adaptation with Ouran High School Host Club's Fujioka Haruhi, Kawaguchi Haruna.

Say "I Love You" is a story about 16-year old high school girl, Tachibana Mei (Kawaguchi) who never made friends nor have a boyfriend until such day when she accidentally injures Kurosawa Yamato (Fukushi) who happens to be the most popular guy in school. With that encounter, Yamato got interested in Mei and declared that he has intentions of making friends with her though one-sided. He also happened to kiss Mei in order to protect her from a stalker.

The production hopes to make the movie very interesting that will make the viewers want to "kiss and fall in love" leading them to give focus on the directions for the kissing scenes.

"The ideal shiny school life in the original manga gave me a heart-wringing feeling. Since I never experienced such things in my high school days, I was envious about it. I think it would be the movie that you could get courage from Mei-chan," says Kawaguchi.

And Fukushi even commented, "I need to meet the expectation of the fans of the original manga, and I also would like to do my best to play 'Yamato', the most handsome guy in the school."

Other cast includes Ichikawa Tomohiro (Otomen, Silver Spoon), Adachi Rika (Giga Tokyo Toy Box), Nagase Tasuku (Ouran High School Host Club), Nishizaki Rima (Stella Women Academy), Yamamoto Ryosuke (HanaKimi 2011) and Yagi Arisa.

The film is written and directed by Hyuga Asako (Forgotten Dreams, Morisaki Shoten no Hibi). The filming has begun since last Monday, supposed to be done by mid-February and scheduled to open in summer of 2014.


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