| 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 by | Chiaki Kon |
| Based on | The World's Greatest First Love byShungiku Nakamura |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shinya Kondo |
| Edited by | Masahiro Matsumura |
| Music by | Hijiri Anze |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kadokawa |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa[a] is a 2014Japanese animatedromantic-comedyfilm based on a light novel with the same name fromThe World's Greatest First Lovemanga series written and illustrated byShungiku Nakamura. The film is directed and written byChiaki Kon and produced byStudio Deen. The film was released in Japan on March 15, 2014.[2]
The film was licensed byFunimation and streamed on its website on September 21, 2021.[3]
Takafumi Yokozawa wakes up in a stranger's house. He can only recall what happened the night before once 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 their feelings to each other, Yokozawa and Kirishima decide how they will spend Valentine's Day.
In September 2012, it was announced thatThe World's Greatest First Love anime series was receiving afilm adaptation, based onThe Case of Takafumi Yokozawalight novel.[4] On the following year, it was announced that series directorChiaki Kon will direct the film atStudio Deen, withYoko Kikuchi designing the characters for the film.[5]
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]
