I Give My First Love to You

I Give My First Love to You (僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ, Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu) is a 2009 Japanese film.

[2] The story revolves around Takuma Kakinouchi, a boy who is told he will die before he is 20, and Mayu Taneda, a girl who is in love with him.

Time passes, and Mayu and Takuma have grown up and are attending junior high school, but their love for each other remains unchanged.

On the other hand, Takuma meets Teru, another patient with the same heart condition he had met in the past, and Mayu gets jealous when he spends a lot of time visiting her.

In his sleep, Takuma prayed that he could have just a short time more to live, and he made a miraculous recovery and surprised Mayu.

Finally, at the field where they first kissed, Takuma told Mayu that he was fortunate and happy with his life, handing over his lucky-charm 'will' to her that he had written when he was eight.

Upon their arrival back to the hospital, Takuma suffered another heart attack, and despite the doctor's best efforts, he passed away.

The film ended with Mayu borrowing the urn containing Takuma's ashes and going to a church for a "wedding," thus fulfilling their promise when they were young.

[10] The theme song for this film is I Will Fall in Love with You (僕は君に恋をする, Boku wa kimi ni koi o suru).

[13] The home video for I Give My First Love to You was released on 21 April 2010 in Blu-ray and DVD Region 2 formats.

[14] Pick 'n' Mix Flix describes the film as "a good old-fashioned tear-jerker that may appeal more to twenty-somethings but still was powerful enough to bring some moisture to my old eyes."