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Fumihiro Hirai is known for Summer Wars (2009), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004).
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Fumihiro Hirai is known as an Executive Producer and Producer. Some of their work includes Wolf Children, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King, I Give My First Love to You, The Kirishima Thing, Always: Sunset on Third Street '64, Tug of War!, and Iron Girl.
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The film began when Mayu and Takuma were children. They have been friends since they were eight years old. Takuma has heart disease and is treated by a cardiologist who happens to be Mayu's father. One day, Takuma and Mayu overhear that Takuma will not live past 20 due to his condition. However, their friendship grows, and Takuma becomes Mayu's, fi...
Development
The live-action film adaptation of the manga was first announced on 1 December 2008. The film was directed by the director Shinjo Takehiko, the director of Tada, Kimi o Aishiteru.
Pre-production
Mao Inoue, who previously played the lead Makino Tsukushi in Hana Yori Dango, was chosen to play Mayu in this film, starring alongside actor Okada Masaki.
Filming
The filming of the film started in March 2009, once lead actress Mao Inoue had graduated from Meiji University.
Cinema
I Give My First Love to You was first released in Japan on 24 October 2009. It was then released in Taiwan under the name of (Chinese: 獻給你，我的初戀) on 10 April 2010, and in South Korea on 5 August 2010 (as Korean: 내 첫사랑을 너에게 바친다) Within South-East Asia, the film was released in Thailand on 24 December 2009 as (Thai: เพราะหัวใจบอกรักได้ครั้งเดียว)and in Singapore on 20 October 2010.
Home video
The home video for I Give My First Love to You was released on 21 April 2010 in Blu-ray and DVDRegion 2 formats.
Critical reception
Pick 'n' Mix Flix describes the film as "a good old-fashioned tear-jerker that may appeal more to twenty-somethings but still was powerful enough to bring some moisture to my old eyes." and gave it a rating of 7 out of 10.
Box office
In Japan, this film debuted on 302 screens and earned $3.07 million, making it the highest-grossing film in Japan and 20th highest internationally that week. According to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, I Give My First Love to Youwas the 17th highest grossing Japanese film of 2009 with a total gross of 2.15 billion yen.
Accolades
Masaki Okada won the award of the Newcomer of the Year at the 2010 Japanese Academy Awards for his role in I Give My First Love to You, Honokaa Boy, and A Pierrot.He was also the "Best Newcomer" at the 22nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards.
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Fumihiro Hirai has 6 production credits. Production. Credited for Executive Producer in 3 shows - Iron Girl, Wolf Children and The Kirishima Thing.
Movie: I Give My First Love to You. Romaji: Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu. Japanese: 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ. Director: Takehiko Shinjo. Writer: Kotomi Aoki (manga), Kenji Bando. Producer: Mitsuru Komiyama, Mika Nakamura, Hiroyasu Murakami, Fumihiro Hirai, Fumihiro Hirai.
