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Kitamura Takumi Marks 20th Year in Acting at 'Kimi no Hanashi' Screening
Actor Kitamura Takumi attended the completion screening for his starring film 'Kimi no Hanashi' in Tokyo on the 28th.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Why it matters
Kitamura's own framing ties the film to the decade since 'Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai' and to his 20th year of acting, which makes this a career-reflection story rather than a routine promotional stop.
Key Facts
- The completion screening for 'Kimi no Hanashi' was held in Tokyo on the 28th.
- 'Kimi no Hanashi' opens in theaters on November 27.
- Kitamura Takumi turns 29 on November 3.
- Deguchi Natsuki and Sano Masaya presented a diary-themed birthday cake to Kitamura.
- Director Nakagawa Ryutaro attended the event.
Heroine Deguchi Natsuki and A! group's Sano Masaya surprised him with a diary-themed birthday cake ahead of his 29th birthday on November 3. Kitamura, who noted this is his 20th year in acting, said ten years have passed since he shot 'Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai' at 19.
The film adapts Miaki Sumika's novel as a love story: Chihiro, a lonely university student who has undergone treatment to erase his memories, meets Touka, the childhood friend who appears in his fabricated memories. Director Nakagawa Ryutaro also took the stage.
Sano, who plays Chihiro's close university friend Emori, was absent and appeared by video message. He called meeting Kitamura a turning point in his career and wished him a happy birthday. Kitamura said he read the script thinking he would become Chihiro's good confidant and friend.
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