Starting a new chapter in his life as a student in Tokyo, Haru never expected his world to be turned upside down. Across the street, he encounters Fujiwara, an aloof and enigmatic young man with a mysterious past. As Haru grapples with unfamiliar em...
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Upon entering the bustling cinema lobby, she spotted Takahata was in watching a plasma screen broadcasting news.
"Okay, let's go!"
Takahata pointed excitedly at the screen. "Look!"
Reading the headline scrolling across the bottom, she learned that 'That Spring When We Meet' had received Oscar nominations.
"The film adapted from the best-selling novel has just been announced as one of the nominees for this year's Oscars," the newsreader acclaimed enthusiastically. "'That Spring When We Meet' is nominated for four categories: best screenplay adaptation, best cinematography, best actor, and the featured category: Best Picture...."
"What's the best screenplay adaptation?" asked Takahata.
"That's a category for films whose scripts are adapted from existing material, such as novels or theater performances," she explained.
The newsreader continued, detailing the novel's success and the accolades received by the film's cast and crew. Other moviegoers gathered around, nodding in agreement and applauding the film's achievements.
"Let's give our full support to this film so it can win!" exclaimed the newsreader with a radiant smile. "In celebration of this remarkable achievement, 'That Spring When We Meet' will have its theater run extended for three more weeks all across Japan."
"It's a fantastic movie," said a woman wearing sunglasses. "Saw it with my daughter. I can't wait to watch it again!"
"The novel as well," added the young man in the parka jacket beside her. "Very honest."
"It was inspired by the author's own life," chimed in a girl with short hair. "I heard that he's not even 30 years old, that Yūki Fujiwara."
"If I'm not mistaken, the novel got rejected by sixteen publishers and ended up in the trash," said the short-haired girl.
"And now it's an international bestseller," the man in the parka jacket remarked, looking stunned. "You never know when your chance will come, do you?"
"The ending of the novel was tweaked a bit," she added. "In the original manuscript, Shun took his own life due to depression following Nagisa's death and his ongoing struggle to get his writing published. However, in the version we're familiar with, Shun chooses to embrace life and pursue his own happiness."
"He found a new partner," the woman wearing sunglasses nodded in agreement.
"How do you know?" the young man in the parka jacket asked, his eyes wide with curiosity. "Do you know Yūki Fujiwara personally?"
"Not really," she stumbled over her words. "I mean, I just... read about it on a gossip blog."
"But after watching the film or reading the novel, maybe people out there will get the wrong idea and say that our country is bad," an older man joined in. "That scene of Shun being beaten by his father could be considered too... cruel."
