AKA
ただ、君を愛してる
Just, Loving You
Loving You, Just So
Heavenly Forest
Summary:
"She used to lie very often."
Due to his inferiority complex, Makoto shys away from other people but Shizuru manages to make him open up to her. Because of their friendship, Shizuru takes interest in photography and they often go to a forest, partially hidden from the public, to take photos.
Shizuru wants nothing but to be at Makoto's side. When Makoto starts liking a college friend, Miyuki, Shizuru decides that she too will like Miyuki and becomes her friend.
One day, Makoto asks Shizuru what birthday present she would like. With her interest in a photography contest, Shizuru wants a photo of them kissing in the hidden forest.
Since that day of the forest kiss Shizuru disappears from Makoto's life.
Cast:
Aoi Miyazaki - Shizuru Satonaka
Hiroshi Tamaki - Makoto Segawa
Meisa Kuroki - Miyuki Toyama
Misa Uehara - Saki Inoue
Munetaka Aoki - Ryo Shirohama
Keisuke Koide - Kyohei Sekiguchi
Asae Oonishi - Yuka Yaguchi
Editorial note:
TO CLEAR UP CONFUSION:
'Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru' is based on Takuji Ichikawa's film novelization/homage of the 2003 film, 'Renai shashin', which in turn is based on Kaoru Ogawa's original screenplay.
2001 - original screenplay: 'Renai Shashin: Collage of Our Lives' (Picture of Love: Collage of our Lives) by Kaoru Ogawa
2003 - Film: 'Renai Shashin' - based on Ogawa's original screenplay
2003 - Novelization: 'Renai Shashin: Mouhitotsu no monogatari' (Picture of Love: The Other Story) by Takuji Ichikawa - based on Ogawa's original screenplay
2006 - Film: 'Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru' - based on Ichikawa's novelization
Link to the original film at CR:
Renai Shashin - Movie