The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa

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The World's Greatest First Love:
The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa
Kanji 劇場版 世界一初恋 横澤隆史の場合
Revised Hepburn Gekijōban Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Bāi
Directed by Chiaki Kon
Screenplay byChiaki Kon
Based on The World's Greatest First Love
by Shungiku Nakamura
Starring
CinematographyShinya Kondo
Edited byMasahiro Matsumura
Music byHijiri Anze
Production
company
Distributed by Kadokawa
Release date
  • March 15, 2014 (2014-03-15)
Running time
50 minutes [1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa [lower-alpha 1] is a 2014 Japanese animated romantic-comedy film based on a light novel with a same name from The World's Greatest First Love manga series written and illustrated by Shungiku Nakamura. The film is directed and written by Chiaki Kon, and produced by Studio Deen. The film was released in Japan on March 15, 2014. [2]

Contents

The film was licensed by Funimation, and streamed on its website on September 21, 2021. [3]

Plot

Takafumi Yokozawa wakes up in a stranger's house. He is unable to recall what happened the night before, until he sees his co-worker, Zen Kirishima coming out of the shower. After learning that Kirishima had paid his bar tab the night before and had some type of blackmail photo of him, Yokozawa resigns to becoming Kirishima's servant per his request.

After learning about Kirishima's past and his job as a single father, Yokozawa attempts to come to terms with his broken heart. After confessing each other's feelings, Yokozawa and Kirishima decides how they're going to spend Valentine's Day.

Voice cast

Production

In September 2012, it was announced that The World's Greatest First Love anime series was receiving a film adaptation, based on The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa light novel. [4] On the following year, it was announced that series director Chiaki Kon will direct the film at Studio Deen, with Yoko Kikuchi designing the characters for the film. [5]

Release

The film was released in theaters in Japan on March 15, 2014. [2] The film was later re-released in Japan on October 22, 2017. [6] Funimation licensed the film, and was released in the United States on its website on September 21, 2021. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 劇場版 世界一初恋 横澤隆史の場合, Hepburn: Gekijōban Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Bāi, lit. "Theatrical Feature The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa"

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References

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