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 Maki Horikita, Kenichi Matsuyama, Yuya Tegoshi, and American actor Anton Yelchin.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Japanese theatrical release poster
Kanji誰かが私にキスをした
Literal meaningSomeone kissed me
Revised HepburnDare ka ga Watashi ni Kisu o Shita
Directed byHans Canosa
Screenplay byGabrielle Zevin
Based onMemoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
by Gabrielle Zevin
Produced byKwesi Collisson
Starring
CinematographyJaron Presant
Music byKylee
Production
companies
  • Aoi Production
  • Dot Dot Dot Films
Distributed byToei Company (Japan)
Release date
  • 27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) (Japan)
Running time
124 minutes
Countries
  • Japan
  • United States
Languages
  • Japanese
  • English

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Production edit

In November 2008 the film was announced under the title Lost Memories. Filming began on 26 November 2008 and ended in early January 2009, using a script by Gabrielle Zevin, author of the source material.

The film was originally planned to be shot and produced in the United States. However, the director decided to move the production to Japan, and changed the high school setting of the novel to an international school for the film. With this change, the film was able to keep much of the English-language dialogue from the source material.

Release edit

The film opened in Japan in March 2010 on 247 screens. It was the 10th top earning film its opening weekend.

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