I Give My First Love to You
2009 · 122 min · Director: Takehiko Shinjô
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As a child Takuma is diagnosed with a heart condition that requires care from a cardiologist. He soon becomes friends with his doctors young daughter Mayu while being treated at the hospital. One day Mayu overhears her father saying that Takumas condition is serious enough that he most likely wont live beyond the age of 20. Takuma isn't aware of this himself, however, so at 8-years-old he makes a promise to marry Mayu when they turn 20. Later in life, Takuma becomes aware that he wont be able to keep this promise and he begins distancing himself from Mayu in hopes of protecting her.
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I Give My First Love to You (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Love 28%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Love, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Love and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 62 % | 55 % | 40 % | 43 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Love | 60 % | 53 % | 49 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Love | 59 % | 44 % | 53 % | 35 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Love | 60 % | 39 % | 51 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 65 % | 51 % | 55 % | 30 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Love | 61 % | 45 % | 50 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Humor | 55 % | 33 % | 38 % | 28 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Sadness | 56 % | 43 % | 32 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 59 % | 51 % | 36 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 65 % | 59 % | 38 % | 53 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 71 % | 55 % | 41 % | 56 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 73 % | 40 % | 50 % | 51 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Hope | 74 % | 46 % | 46 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 79 % | 66 % | 44 % | 63 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 88 % | 81 % | 53 % | 78 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Sadness | 89 % | 80 % | 63 % | 79 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Love | 85 % | 74 % | 69 % | 66 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Sadness | 90 % | 85 % | 75 % | 48 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Sadness | 91 % | 86 % | 81 % | 19 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 119′ | Love | 85 % | 72 % | 80 % | 2 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Kou Suzuya
Teru Uehara
Yuiko Tamura
Yoshimi Suzuya
Ryujo Suzuya
Young Takuma Kakunouchi
Young Mayu Taneda
Sudo
Student
High School Student
English Teacher
Teacher Ito
Details
- Directed by
- Takehiko Shinjô
- Written by
- Kenji Bando, Kotomi Aoki
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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