To Walk Beside You
君と歩こう
Synopsis
A 17-year-old country boy named Norio decides his only option is to follow his late parents’ example and commit suicide. After failing even at that, his 34-year-old English teacher Akemi convinces him that he should instead move to Tokyo with her and become a lawyer on her dime. Unfortunately, Akemi doesn’t have quite as much money as she leads Norio to believe, and has to secretly get a job at a karaoke bar under the guise of “going to the salon”. Meanwhile, she continuously prods her somewhat dimwitted student to work harder toward her manufactured goal of him becoming a lawyer. Although Norio is falling in love with Akemi, he’s not all that interested in studying, and matters only get worse when he discovers his benefactor’s secret source of income.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yuya Ishii
- Screenplay & Story
- Yuya Ishii
- Original Score
- Samon Imamura
- Original Title
- 君と歩こう
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yuya Ishii
Yuya Ishii
Samon Imamura
Yuya Ishii
Motoo Kawabata
Department Leadership Roster
Yuya Ishii
Director
Motoo Kawabata
Producer
Samon Imamura
Original Music Composer
Yuya Ishii
Editor
Yuya Ishii
Screenplay
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What is To Walk Beside You about?
A 17-year-old country boy named Norio decides his only option is to follow his late parents’ example and commit suicide. After failing even at that, his 34-year-old English teacher Akemi convinces him that he should instead move to Tokyo with her and become a lawyer on her dime. Unfortunately, Akemi doesn’t have quite as much money as she leads Norio to believe, and has to secretly get a job at a karaoke bar under the guise of “going to the salon”. Meanwhile, she continuously prods her somewhat dimwitted student to work harder toward her manufactured goal of him becoming a lawyer. Although Norio is falling in love with Akemi, he’s not all that interested in studying, and matters only get worse when he discovers his benefactor’s secret source of income.
Who directed To Walk Beside You?
To Walk Beside You was directed by Yuya Ishii.
Who stars in To Walk Beside You?
The principal cast of To Walk Beside You includes Maki Meguro, Ryu Morioka, Ayako Yoshitani, Shunta Watanabe, Sachiko Katsumata.
When was To Walk Beside You released and how long is it?
To Walk Beside You was released in 2009 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for To Walk Beside You?
The original motion picture soundtrack for To Walk Beside You was composed by Samon Imamura.