“Bokura ga Ita” to get film adaptation starring Ikuta Toma & Yoshitaka Yuriko

It’s been announced that Ikuta Toma and Yoshitaka Yuriko will star in “Bokura ga Ita“, which is a film adaptation of the popular manga. This will be the first time for Ikuta and Yoshitaka to co-star alongside each other.

“Bokura ga Ita” is Obata Yuki’s ongoing manga on “Betsucomi“, and it tells of a pure love story between a couple who met in high school. It tracks their growth over 10 years, following their time during high school, college, and professional career days.  The story will take places in Hokkaido and in Tokyo.

Ikuta will play ‘Yano Motoharu’, a popular guy with a shadow in his heart due to his ex-girlfriend’s death through a car accident. Ikuta commented, “This may be the last time for me to wear a school uniform, so I would like to enjoy the sweet and sour school life.”

The heroine Yoshitaka plays is named ‘Takahashi Nanami’, who falls in love with Yano, and tries to accept the shadow in his heart while loving him sincerely. She commented, “It’s a wonderful and well-loved manga which has been read by many people, so I will try my best to play the role without betraying the fans of manga.”

Meanwhile, Takaoka Sosuke will play the role of Yano’s best friend, ‘Takeuchi Masafumi’, and Nanami’s classmate will be played by Motokariya Yuika.

The shoot for the movie will start in May, and it’ll be released as a two-part film in spring of 2012.

Source & Image: Oricon


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  • mikan01

    IKUTA TOMA OMG.

  • YejinLee

    Bokura ga Ita!
    Love that manga , and I think they did a nice job picking out the actor/actress c:
    Can’t wait to see~~

  • setsuka

    You lost me at Ikuta Toma.

  • http://twitter.com/Sarahmo90 Sarah Mo

    sugooooooooooooooiiiiiiii

  • Jayism

    O.M.G, YES. I have the first, uh, (I think) eight volumes of the manga. I loove it!! :D

  • http://twitter.com/mrskimjaeda kim jaeda

    Omg!! I love manga writer obata yuki so much… I do have few his comic books..^^ luv it so much..

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_CU2LEWLPJEWPD7JPPQ3YAHZLG4 asdf

    <3 <3 Omg, I can't wait

  • sarahchan122

    Omg this is gonna be SOO cute!
    I love Ikuta Toma must finish the anime now ;3

  • Ueno

    YES YES YES YES YES.

    I love the series.

    Hope they pull it off well…or ima be pisseeedd..

  • http://jerusalemreggie.multiply.com Sam Seul-Gi

    SEEMS THIS MANGA WILL CAPTURE EVERYONE’S HEART SINCE IT HAS A LOVE STORY CONCEPT!! ^^ YAY~ I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THE MOVIE!! ^^

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Doris-Do/1216625777 Doris Do

    YAY ! IKUTA TOMA <3

  • http://twitter.com/hapybunnyz 3

    omg i loved the anime and love the manga,its such a sad story though.Makes me cry :(

  • Keiri

    I love Toma, but they really should have had a younger actor play Yano. >_<

  • moidiom

    Probably because this story spans 10 years? He did fine in Hanamizuki so I’m sure this will work.

  • moidiom

    Yoshitaka was great in Gantz. I’m excited! Can’t wait to see the movie.

  • sweetpeas

    omgosh, Bokura Ga Ita is one of my favorite mangas all time! <333
    haha, I'm so excited for this<3

  • trapstone

    Can’t wait for this!!! Toma-kun fighting!!! =)

  • kpopenthusiast

    Oh my god I LOVE IKUTA TOMA ♥.♥ I am so looking forward to this ^o^

  • faifantc

    This is the best news I’ve heard this week!!! Bokura ga Ita as my favorite manga ever, and I love both of these actors!! This is going to be so amazing, I can’t wait!!!

  • ikuta07

    SHOOT! a great news to start my day! ♥♥ Congrats to my dearest Toma! :) I know you can do it! i’m looking forward to this! :D This will be a great hit for sure! ♥

  • emilyotaku

    omg this just made my day!!! this is my fave anime and i love yuriko and toma. im so excited!!!

  • estela :D

    “it’ll be released as a two-part film in spring of 2012″ gonna take so long.. :(
    i f*ckin adored the anime version of the manga, it was so sad. i’m still waiting to read the manga because i know i’ll become impatient. ~.~

  • JunJinah

    oh cool, i read this manga and i always thought there should be a drama with it. but in my mind, i saw the three main people from why, why love acting in it (mike he, rainee and the other guy). oh well, still looking forward to it!

  • msgaijin

    Haha, Ikutoma… now this is another good thing to expect :D

  • Shinoda Haruna

    ugh 2012! another film to look forward to! Ikuta Toma <3

  • Estokur

    Ikuta Toma in a school uniform…..(*M*)~~ I’m sorry, I forgot about….everything…for a moment))))

  • CarEAcT

    Ikuta Toma as Yano? I love him but I dont think he’s the right cast for this part…He looks more like Takeuchi…
    and I’m not a fan of Yamapi but he seems like the right person for Yano…
    but Yoshitaka Yuriko as Nanami does seem like the right cast though…

  • http://twitter.com/Kendra_1017 Kendra Raab

    YES!!! I cried from happiness when I read this! So excited! Honestly though, 2012 needs to get here sooner!

  • http://twitter.com/delikizzz delikizzz

    omg yes ikuto toma’s new movie!

  • Tayarisa

    a movie staring Ikuta toma and yashitaka yuriko.
    I can’t wait!!!!!

  • MinahMyu

    I never heard of this manga before, but the story sounds kinda interesting… (I’m picky with plots regardless of who’s in it) so I will give it a look ^^ well I wouldn’t be surprised this would be Toma’s last school uniform movie (he is getting older… way older and needs to expand his acting roles and well… do older roles too ^^;;)

  • Anonymous

    YEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!! FINALLY!!!!

  • Anonymous

    The three mangas I wanted to be adapted to live action the most were Kimi Ni Todoke which was already released, and I loved it, Paradise Kiss that is ongoing and will be released soon ^^ and Bokura Ga Ita that now will be made :’) I’m so happy!!

  • tukigo

    now i gotta go rewatch the anime…ahh ikuta look what you do to me when im supposed to be studyin… ahh hes worth it <3

  • http://twitter.com/xiah_xhiell Rosshiel Lagman

    ohhh..i’m excited..
    i love this manga so much..;))
    i wish that they can play well in that drama..

  • margalovesjpop

    this is a must see :O :”>
    i so love the idea that ikuta will play the lead :)
    it’s been a while since I have seen him on screen :)

    BTW, I love bokura ga ita :) I have watched the anime version and I can say that it is very amazing!!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RM7V5D4G63YCT5TSDCIGRMK4SE Rin

    OMG xDDDDDDDDDDD
    Toma-chan as Yano :X I just watched Hanamizuki yesterday :) And hoping to see him again soon, and now this XD

    Such a pity toma-chan didn’t get debut T____T Shame on JE

  • kai_len_hua

    OMG~♥..>////<..i've been waiting for this to happen..i always dreamed Ikuta Toma to play as Yano when I was imagining this as a live drama years ago..and now my dream is finally becoming real..thank you god!..(^▽^)/

    ..although i did wished Horikita Maki as Takahashi..but oh well..at least there's gonna be a live drama..^^"

  • Neika

    that’s awesome i love this so can’t wait for the live action

  • akuma

    woo this is going to be amazing can’t wait to see it

  • Anonymous

    I love Bokura ga Ita, this is gonna be great :3

  • arashi_oneday

    OMFG YES TOMA <3 Definitely looking forward to this <3 And since I avoid ongoing manga now, I shall have to look this manga up and read it. TOMA GANBATTE!~ <3

  • http://www.facebook.com/ashlee.dixon Ashlee Dixon

    awesome! i found the story so frustrating, but i really love live-action adaptions of manga/anime for some reason. :)

  • dumb_wish_to_be _come_true

    can’t wait for this manga to be a movie… it is really a great manga that everyone will love as i loved it….

  • halicolipocky

    i must admit, i don’t think i’ll like yoshitaka yuriko for nanami.

  • faifantc

    The manga ventures past high school and into their adult lives, so I guess that the school to real life evolution is like Hanamizuki in that sense. It’s such a great and moving plot. I don’t think that anyone can hate it. : )

  • Hae.Kwang.Hyun

    kyyyaaaa!! my favourite anime/manga will have a live action… OMG OMG OMG.. im so excited!!!

  • blackdevil2722

    I’ve never read this manga but for Ikuta Toma, I’m definitely going to, while awaiting the film’s release. The plot sounds really like “Hanamizuki” though, the whole high-school to adulthood love story, taking place between Hokkaido & Tokyo. It’ll be quite a wait (till Spring 2012) but I’m already looking so forward to it :)

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VAJUJQ6O3OM6BYXRPI522LCURM Lourdes

    I’m so excited :)) probably because IKUTA TOMA will have the role of yano :))
    i mean is just he’s so great.
    he act as JUNPEI in hana yori dango that have two personalities; WIMP AND BAD GUY
    then in HANA KIMI as nakatsu that is so JOLLY and many more.. :))
    i’m anticipating it :)

    GO GO ikuta :))

  • akufay

    My Very Favourite Manga~!!! Happy Happy~!!!

  • nana.

    I really love the manga!
    so happy it’s going to be live action film!

  • arashiroiyuki

    even though I didn’t like bokura ga ita that much, this live-acton is something that I’ll look forward to>_<
    toma+yuriko = perfect pair!!!
    among the live-action that is being made this one has the cast that I really like:)

  • ribbon_minami

    Toma <3 I really liked the anime.
    Expecting this!

  • ghieri

    Seroiusly?!!! Yess! I’ve been waiting for a film adapatation for this..and this is one of my favorite manga! though it’s licensed already…

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UNAC5X2KXLYLJKXQCQTCYL3WXM sandra

    OMG! i can’t wait. I love the anime and Manga

  • http://twitter.com/lanachan Allana

    Toma’s so fitting for Yano.

    I didn’t really like the anime, but I’m hoping that the live-action will be a lot better.

  • http://www.facebook.com/kate.kawaii Kate Puyat

    OMG! so looking forward to this! Its IKUTA TOMA!!!!!!

  • maniamanie

    When I read this news I wanna weep, maybe because when I read this manga, I totally imagined Yamapi as Yano and Maki as Nana…lolx…Dunno, they just reminds me of them, aside from being biased with this pairing..

    Since I love Toma, I can take it but not so much Yuriko =/ Not that I dislike her or anything…Just definitely not Nana for me.

  • http://twitter.com/giiseh GiKwon

    OMG I LOVE BOKURA GA ITA SO MUCH!

  • alist

    My faaave manga’s gonna be a moooovie!! I wonder which part their gonna adapt? the sweet beginning chapters (before Yano leaves for Tokyo) or the bittersweet chapters?

  • leelee

    sweeeeeet!!! i love bokura ga ita and i love ikuta too! overall tho, i do like the cast they picked. i so can’t wait for this to come out (:

  • Mochi-chan

    I’ll watch this just cuz of Toma! toma! toma! <3

  • Anonymous

    OH GEEEZZZ!!

    I LOVE BOKURA GA ITA!!! what more.. it’s IKUTA TOMA baabeehh! oh, they just know who fits for the character.. Toma!you’re a great actor so i know this’ll be great!

  • Anonymous

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!! This is my favorite anime!!! omg.. I can’t believe!!! I watched it for 5 times! and wanted live.. and now they are making it!!! two-part! I’m so happy! this is the best! and with Ikuta! OMG!!!!
    Partyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Yes! i totally agree with you! I really like Ikuta, but Pi is more fit for this role… but what can we do! ;D We need to be happy that they are making it in LIVE action ;]!!

  • Anonymous

    i loved Bokura ga ita a lot. i can’t wait to see it. i hope it’s as close to the anime as possible. the lovely complex adaption was really good

  • Lost_inSakura

    Bokura ga Ita live..interesting..and with Ikuta Toma starring?Definitely watching.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000258145185 Tasnim Rahman

    Awesome! I’ve GOT to watch this!

  • slowloris

    i hope they adapt the later years!! the anime was already about the earlier years (if i remember correctly, its been a while) the latr years are so much more interesting though. either way, CANT WAIT

  • slowloris

    i hope they adapt the later years!! the anime was already about the earlier years (if i remember correctly, its been a while) the latr years are so much more interesting though. either way, CANT WAIT

  • nana87

    its to far away!!!!

  • nana87

    its to far away!!!!

  • MsKwon

    OMGOMG! I’m gonna keep crying FOR REAL. I’mma finish this movie with a red face, puffy eyes and some goop running down my nose. I thought this manga was one of the most underrated plot lines ever. It’s something we don’t expect to happen, but it does happen to some people, even high schoolers. Sometimes, this anime made me SO ANGRY, but it was very well-done. I can’t wait for this movie! KYAH!

  • xsayax

    MUST SEE *_*

  • imoyaki

    wow wow!! ah cant wait!!!

  • MochaMadness

    TOMA <3

  • http://twitter.com/iciviuja Yuu iciviuja hikaru

    Ikuta Toma and Yoshitaka Yuriko? waah! i always love these two.. can’t wait to see them together in it.. anticipating the movie!

  • http://twitter.com/jenniecha92 Jennie Cha

    omg!!!
    i can’t wait! i love this manga series!!!
    the cast is not bad…

  • Boya-monkae

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IKUTA TOMAAAAAAAA~~~~~ I squealed when I saw his name and zomg him in a uniform! Ahhhhh~~~~~ Hurry up and film so I can see your goodness on screen! Sorry for my bias but I don’t know the manga, although I will look it up now heheheheheh

    ….IKUTA TOMAAAA! >//////<

  • Boya-monkae

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IKUTA TOMAAAAAAAA~~~~~ I squealed when I saw his name and zomg him in a uniform! Ahhhhh~~~~~ Hurry up and film so I can see your goodness on screen! Sorry for my bias but I don’t know the manga, although I will look it up now heheheheheh

    ….IKUTA TOMAAAA! >//////<

  • Boya-monkae

    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IKUTA TOMAAAAAAAA~~~~~ I squealed when I saw his name and zomg him in a uniform! Ahhhhh~~~~~ Hurry up and film so I can see your goodness on screen! Sorry for my bias but I don’t know the manga, although I will look it up now heheheheheh

    ….IKUTA TOMAAAA! >//////<

  • matsujunforever

    wow!!! this is long awaited live action we’ve been waiting for this!!!! wakuwakuwaku!! tnx tokyohiveee

  • http://twitter.com/ez_bleuHAEven 이시욜

    OMGee!!! Can’t wait for this!!

  • Anonymous

    Yukata!!! Its TOMA KUN!! So excited!!Definitely gonna watch this!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FHNIF4T2JL3WLVUFKFDRN55UNQ Cintami Tri lestari

    i can’t wait..