It All Began When I Met You

It All Began When I Met You (すべては君に逢えたから) is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Katsuhide Motoki, and released by Warner Bros. in Japan on 22 November 2013. Inspired by the 2003 British romantic comedy Love Actually, the film is made up of six separate stories revolving around ten people at Tokyo Station just before Christmas. It was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station, and was filmed with full cooperation by the railway company JR East.

Stories

 * 1) Eve no Koibito (イヴの恋人)
 * 2) Enkyori Renai (遠距離恋愛)
 * 3) Christmas no Yūki (クリスマスの勇気)
 * 4) Christmas Present (クリスマスプレゼント)
 * 5) Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki (二分の一成人式)
 * 6) Okurete Kita Present (遅れてきたプレゼント)

Story 1: Eve no Koibito

 * Hiroshi Tamaki as Kazuki Kuroyama, a company president
 * Rin Takanashi as Reiko Sasaki, an aspiring actress

Story 2: Enkyori Renai

 * Fumino Kimura as Yukina Yamaguchi, a fashion designer
 * Masahiro Higashide as Takumi Tsumura, a construction worker

Story 3: Christmas no Yūki

 * Tsubasa Honda as Natsumi Otomo, a cake shop employee

Story 4: Christmas Present

 * Miwako Ichikawa as Chiharu Kishimoto, an orphanage worker
 * Emiri Kai as Akane Terai

Story 5: Nibun no Ichi Seijinshiki

 * Saburō Tokitō as Masayuki Miyazaki, a train driver
 * Nene Otsuka as Saori Miyazaki, Masayuki's wife
 * Ryutaro Yamasaki as Koji Miyazaki, their son

Story 6: Okurete Kita Present

 * Chieko Baisho as Kotoko Oshima, a Tokyo Station pastry shop employee
 * Nenji Kobayashi as Taizo Matsuura

Special screenings
The film was screened at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival on 23 October 2013.