Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (Japanese: 誰かが私にキスをした, Hepburn: Dare ka ga Watashi ni Kisu o Shita, lit. "Someone kissed me") is a 2010 teen drama film directed by Hans Canosa and based on the 2007 young adult novel of the same name by Gabrielle Zevin. The film stars Japanese actress Maki Horikita, Japanese actors Kenichi Matsuyama and Yuya Tegoshi, and American actor Anton Yelchin.
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| Kanji | 誰かが私にキスをした |
| Literal meaning | Someone kissed me |
| Revised Hepburn | Dare ka ga Watashi ni Kisu o Shita |
| Directed by | Hans Canosa |
| Screenplay by | Gabrielle Zevin |
| Based on | Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin |
| Produced by | Kwesi Collisson |
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| Cinematography | Jaron Presant |
| Music by | Kylee |
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| Distributed by | Toei Company (Japan) |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
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Cast
- Maki Horikita as Naomi Sukuse
- Yuya Tegoshi as Mirai Hasegawa
- Kenichi Matsuyama as Yuji Miwa
- Anton Yelchin as Ace Zuckerman
- Emma Roberts as Alice Leeds
- Misa Shimizu as Mrs. Hasegawa
- Atsuro Watabe as Goro Sukuse
- Kylee as Winnie
- Reira as Ace's new girlfriend
- Julia Sniegowski as Brianna
- Arthur Rempel as Robert Sutton
- Haruki Kimura as Bailey Plotkin
- Ai Ozaki as Yu Arisa
- Ian Moore as Mr. Weir
- Karen Kirishima as Risa Arisa
- Mirei Kiritani as Yumi
- Yukiko Hattori as Yuji's mother
- David Neale as Dr. Pillar
- Yui Ozaki as Eri Arisa
- Yoriko Kamimura as Ms. Ishibashi
- Michelle Take as Mrs. Tarkington
Production
The film was announced in November 2008. The script was written by Gabrielle Zevin, the author of the novel the film was based on. When the film was announced, it was given the working title of Lost Memories. Filming began on 26 November 2008 and ended in early January 2009.
The film was originally planned to be shot and produced in the United States. However, the director decided that it would be better to make the film in Japan where the cultural aspects of the setting would enrich the story. The high school setting in the original story was changed to an international school for the film. This meant the film contained approximately a quarter of the English conversation as was in the original story.
Release
The film opened in March 2010 on 247 screens in Japan. It was the 10th top earning film its opening weekend.