Be with You

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.

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Cast

Yuko Takeuchi

Mio Aio

Shido Nakamura

Takumi Aio

Akashi Takei

Yuji

Yōsuke Asari

Young Takumi

Chihiro Ohtsuka

Young Mio

Yuta Hiraoka

Teenage Yuji

Mikako Ichikawa

Midori Nagase

Katsuo Nakamura

Takumi's Boss

Fumiyo Kohinata

Dr. Noguchi

YOU

Akiko Hamanaka

Details

Director

Nobuhiro Doi

Screenplay

Yoshikazu Okada

Tagline

"A six-week miracle, a lifelong love."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Production

Toho Pictures

Reviews

A

Alunauwie

January 31, 2026

★ 9/10

Be With You tells a tender story of grief, memory, and the fragile hope of meeting a loved one once more, even if only for a moment. Through soft symbolism and quiet emotional conflicts, the film explores fear of loss, lingering regret, and a love that hurts yet remains precious. Rather than relying on dramatic twists, it moves gently toward a heartfelt resolution that reminds us that accepting go...