Shunsuke Michieda affectionately called Michi, has a very special place in my heart. So, when I finally got my hands on his newest film Even if This Love Disappears From the World Tonight I couldn’t wait to watch.

I wasn’t ready.

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Ichijo Misaki, Maori Hino (Riko Fukumoto, who co-starred with Michi in My Love Mix-Up) is a young woman with anterograde amnesia, which means, every time she falls asleep, she wakes up as the same girl she was the day of an accident in 2019. Anything she’s done, or anyone she’s met since then, disappears. This includes Toru Kamiya, a young man who only asked her out on a date to keep a group of jerks from bullying his friend. Even though it’s a false confession, Maori agrees. However, she’s got three rules. 

  1. They cannot talk during school hours
  2. All communication must be kept as brief as possible. 
  3. He cannot fall in love with her.

These are pretty simple rules to be sure, but, let’s be honest when you’re young, nothing is ever simple. When the two begin hanging out only Maori’s parents and her best friend Izumi (Kotone Furukawa) know of her condition. But, when Maori falls asleep with Tori at the beach, she wakes up in a state of confusion. The good guy that he is leads Toru to not only continue to want to be her friend but make sure that every day she wakes up to a good day. 

They fall in love.

It’s beautiful but heartbreaking because as a romantic tragedy, death comes for one of the leads. Beautifully written and wonderfully acted this film should not be missed. 

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