Be with You

Be with You

A six-week miracle, a lifelong love.

2004 · 119 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One day, they meet a woman with an uncanny resemblance to her sheltering from the rain near their home.

Directed by Nobuhiro Doi · Written by Yoshikazu Okada

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