I Just Wanna Hug You

I Just Wanna Hug You

Directed by Akihiko Shiota

Produced by TOHO

2014122 min6.7 / 10

A tender, intimate drama about two people building love and family despite physical disability and life's hardships, grounded in real struggle but sustained by emotional warmth.

Tsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties, they try to make a happy family together, but they encounter another serious situation.

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