18×2 Beyond Youthful Days Movie Details:
| Japanese title | 青春18×2 君へと続く道 |
| Also known as | Qing chun 18×2 tong wang you ni de lü cheng |
| Country | Taiwan Japan |
| Language | Mandarin Japanese |
| Genre | Romance |
| Release date | 14 February 2024 (Ambassador Theatre) 14 March 2024 (Taiwan) 3 May 2024 (Japan) |
| Running time | 2hr 3min |
| Starring | Greg Hsu Kaya Kiyohara |
| Directed by | Michihito Fujii |
| Written by | Michihito Fujii Hirokawa Hayashida |
| Produced by | Chang Chen |
| Cinematography by | Keisuke Imamura |
| Edited by | Tatsuma Furukawa |
| Music by | Takashi Ohmama |
| Production Company | Jump! Boys Babel Label |
| Distributor | Happinet Phantom Studios (Japan) Activator Co.(Taiwan) |
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days Movie Cast & Characters:
- Greg Hsu as Jimmy: a successful video game developer who had a devastating falling out with his business partners, which prompted him to embark on a soul-searching journey in Japan.
- Kaya Kiyohara as Ami: a Japanese backpacker who was romantically involved with Jimmy when they worked together at a karaoke bar in Tainan 18 years before.
- Joseph Chang as Liu: a Taiwanese izakaya owner Jimmy encounters in Matsumoto.
- Shunsuke Michieda as Koji: a Japanese young backpacker Jimmy befriends in Nagaoka.
- Haru Kuroki as Yukiko: an internet café staff member Jimmy was acquainted with during his stay.
- Hitomi Kuroki as Yuko: the mother of Ami who resides in Tadami.
- Yutaka Matsushige as Nakazato: a resident at Tadami who drives Jimmy to Yuko.
Storyline:
Ami, a Japanese backpacker, and Jimmy work together at a KTV. They bond over work and adventures, but Ami leaves suddenly. Eighteen years later, Jimmy finds a postcard from Ami, sparking a journey to Japan to find closure and reconnect.
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Worldwide Collection | $4,512,194 |
About 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days Movie:
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (Chinese: 青春18×2 通往有你的旅程) is a Taiwanese-Japanese romance film directed by Michihito Fujii and produced by Chang Chen. Starring Greg Hsu and Kaya Kiyohara, alongside an ensemble cast including Joseph Chang, Shunsuke Michieda, Haru Kuroki, Hitomi Kuroki, and Yutaka Matsushige, the film follows a recently fired Taiwanese video game developer (Hsu) on a solo trip to Japan, reminiscing about a past romantic entanglement with a Japanese backpacker (Kiyohara) that never blossomed into a relationship.
Based on a real viral travelogue blog by Jimmy Lai, who has also novelized the blog to coincide with the film’s release.
18×2 Beyond Youthful Days had its world premiere at the Ambassador Theatre in Taipei on 14 February 2024, and was released theatrically in Taiwan on 14 March. A special screening event took place in Tokyo on 27 March, with a theatrical release in Japan on 3 May. Additionally, the film was selected to be screened at the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 29 March 2024, and at the 26th Far East Film Festival on 27 April.
