Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari

Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari
Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari
Directed by	Akihiko Shiota
Written by	Hiroshi Saito; Akihiko Shiota
Starring	Keiko Kitagawa; Ryo Nishikido; Yusuke Kamiji; Takumi Saito; Aya Hirayama
Cinematography	Tokusho Kikumura
Edited by	Takashi Sato
Music by	Takatsugu Muramatsu
Production; companies	Tokyo Broadcasting System; Toho; J Storm; Dentsu; Mainichi Broadcasting System; Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting; Happinet; Twins Japan; Hokkaido Broadcasting; RKB Mainichi Broadcasting; Shogakukan; WOWOW; Asahi Shimbun; GyaO; Nippon Shuppan Hanbai;
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	February 1, 2014 (Japan);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	¥276,102,650

Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari (抱きしめたい真実の物語) (I Just Wanna Hug You) is a 2014 Japanese biographical romantic drama film directed by Akihiko Shiota and starring Keiko Kitagawa and Ryo Nishikido. It was released in Japan on 1 February.^[2] Japanese singer Namie Amuro sung the theme song for the film, "Tsuki". The song was released as a single in January 2014, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.^[3]

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The film debuted in second place by admissions and has grossed ¥276,102,650 (US$2,716,850).^[4] Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.^[5]