Our Meal for Tomorrow

Japanese romance film
  • 7 January 2017 (2017-01-07)
Running time
109 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

Our Meal for Tomorrow (Bokura no Gohan wa Ashita de Matteru/僕らのごはんは明日で待ってる) is a 2017 Japanese romance drama film, directed by Masahide Ichii and based on the novel by Maiko Seo.[2] It stars Yuto Nakajima and Yuko Araki. The film was released in Japan on January 7, 2017.[3]

Plot

Ryota Hayama is a sensitive loner, disliked by his schoolmates, and always downcast and unhappy. He is called Jesus by schoolmates because of his perpetual sad look. Koharu Uemura takes a liking to him, and they start a relationship. The relationship continues until unexpectedly, Koharu breaks up with him, telling him that her grandmother disapproved of their relationship. Hayama is devastated, however he is approached by Emiri who is in love with him, and they start going out. Hayama however, realised that he is still in love with Koharu, and splits up with his new girlfriend, telling Hayama that he still loves her. He approaches Uemura to try to rekindle their relationship, however is once again rebuffed. He then finds out that all is not what it seems.[4]

Cast

  • Yuto Nakajima as Ryota Hayama
  • Yuko Araki as Koharu Uemura
  • Amane Okayama as Yusuke Tsukahara
  • Karen Miyama as Emiri Suzuhara
  • Chieko Matsubara as Meiko Uemura

Production

Filming was entirely in Japan; running time was 109 minutes.

References

  1. ^ "僕らのごはんは明日で待ってる". Asmik Ace. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hey! Say! JUMP中島裕翔、恋愛映画初挑戦！「僕らのごはんは明日で待ってる」に主演" [Hey! Say! JUMP's Nakajima Yuto takes on his first romantic film role! Starring in "Our Meal is Waiting Tomorrow"]. Eiga News (in Japanese). February 1, 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "映画『僕らのごはんは明日で待ってる』主演・中島裕翔×新木優子、瀬尾まいこの青春恋愛小説を実写化" [The movie "Our Meal is Waiting Tomorrow" stars Yuto Nakajima and Yuko Araki, and is a live-action adaptation of Maiko Seo's youth romance novel.]. Eiga News (in Japanese). 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Mark Shilling "'Our Meal for Tomorrow': Changing roles in romantic drama" Japan Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/01/04/films/film-reviews/meal-tomorrow-changing-roles-romantic-drama/
  • Our Meal for Tomorrow at IMDb