Another romantic movie to keep an eye on. It is based on a romance novel by Osamu Koshigaya which has consistently received glowing reviews from young female readers.
Matsumoto Jun plays Kosuke, a rookie salesman, who is reunited with former childhood friend Mao, played by Ueno Juri Ueno, at a client meeting 10 years after they last saw each other in junior high school. Mao has gone through a dramatic transformation from the girl who was bullied and called the “class idiot” in school to an attractive and intelligent young woman.
The two start spending lots of time together and become a couple. However, Mao is keeping an incredible secret…
“Hidamari no Kanojo” will be released in Japan on October 12, 2013.
