You'll Fall For Me

You'll Fall For Me

1989 · 102 min · ★ 7.0 · Romance, Comedy

Meet Chika. She thinks she's been jinxed: she's going to be dumped on Christmas Eve. Enter Tomako, who likes reading and making pudding. Although they're total opposites, by a twist of fate, they become best friends. However, it turns out they both want to spend Christmas Eve with the same guy. Will they choose friendship? Or love?

Directed by Takayoshi Watanabe · Written by Shinji Nojima

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