On December 19, actress Takei Emi appeared at the commemorative stage greeting event held at TOHO Cinemas Shibuya (in Shibuya, Tokyo) for the film �Kyo, Koi wo Hajimemasu� (directed by Furusawa Ken.) �At the same time, actor Matsuzaka Tori appeared at the Osaka stage greeting event for the film at TOHO Cinemas Umeda (in Kita, Osaka). �The events were relayed through a large screen on site at each event and as Christmas time is near, the pair exchanged presents. �Takei gifted Matsuzaka with a home planetarium, which appears in the film, and asked, �Next year and the year after next, shall I give the new (planetarium) film?� �Matsuzaka was all smiles as he replied with, �I look forward to it.�

In return, Matsuzaka gifted Takei with a white polar bear stuffed animal that measured around 1 meter tall, which her character Hibino Tsubaki favors in the film.� Takei was elated as she stated, �It�s gigantic!� I wonder if it will be able to sit on the sofa.� It might not fit�I will put it in the entryway so that it will always say �I will see you later.��� Moreover, when Takei was asked about Matsuzaka, she stated, �He is truly a great person.� He is also good looking.�� She followed with PR for the film, �[The film] could not have been done this well with just one person; with (Matsuzaka), I think we were able to make a wonderful movie.�

The film is based off of Minami Kanan�s �high school girl�s love bible� shojo manga of the same name; it focuses on the love story between a plain high school girl Hibino Tsubaki (played by Takei) and a playboy at her school named Tsubaki Kyouta (played by Matsuzaka).� This is the third time the pair has costarred together; in 2010, they costarred in the drama �GOLD�� (Fuji TV); in 2011, they costarred in the drama �Asuko March� (TV Asahi.)

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