Unlock Your Heart

Unlock Your Heart^[1] (Japanese: ひらいて, Hepburn: Hiraite, lit. 'Open') is a 2021 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Shuto Rin and starring Yamada Anna, Sakuma Ryuto and Imou Haruka. It is based on Wataya Risa's novel of the same title.^[2]

• This article uses Eastern name order when mentioning individuals.

Unlock Your Heart
Film poster
Directed by	Shuto Rin [ja]
Written by	Shuto Rin
Screenplay by	Shuto Rin
Based on	Open [ja] by Wataya Risa
Produced by	Sugita Hiromitsu [ja]
Starring	Yamada Anna Sakuma Ryuto Imou Haruka
Cinematography	Iwanaga Hiroshi [ja]
Edited by	Shuto Rin
Music by	Iwashiro Taro
Production company	TV Man Union
Distributed by	Showgate Amuse Soft
Release date	22 October 2021 (2021-10-22) (Japan)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Production and release

The film was produced by TV Man Union.^[3]

It was first released in theaters on 22 October 2021, being distributed by Showgate,^[4][5] and the DVD & Blu-ray were released on 13 April 2022, distributed by Amuse.^[6][7]

Plot

Ai is a third-year high school student who is very popular and diligent. She seems to have it all, but can't get the attention of Tatoe, a classmate she has had a crush on since her first year of high school due to his mysterious personality. One day, she happens to see Tatoe reading a letter and later finds out that another classmate, Miyuki, is the one who sent it, the two being in a secret relationship. Ai decides to become close to Miyuki while hiding her feelings for Tatoe.

Cast

Main

• Yamada Anna as Kimura Ai
• Sakuma Ryuto [ja] as Nishimura Tatoe
• Imou Haruka [ja] as Shindo Miyuki

Supporting

• Itaya Yuka as Kimura Yoriko
• Tanaka Misako as Shindo Izumi
• Hagiwara Masato as Nishimura Takashi
• Yamamoto Hiroshi [ja] as homeroom teacher Okanoya
• Kawai Aoba [ja] as teacher Fujitani
• Kinoshita Akari [ja] as school nurse Moriya
• Suzuki Miu [ja] as Takeuchi Mika
• Tanaka Taketo [ja] as Tada Ken

Accolades

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref
22nd Nippon Connection	Nippon Visions Jury Award	Unlock Your Heart	Won	[8]

References

1. Hadfield, James (28 October 2021). "'Unlock Your Heart': Queen bee brings the sting of teen drama". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
2. "ひらいて". Eiga (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
3. "映画『ひらいて』、主演の山田杏奈、作間龍斗らキャスト・スタッフのインタビュー映像を一挙公開". The First Times (in Japanese). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
4. "綿矢りさ原作「ひらいて」 2021年秋公開・映画化決定!!!". Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures (in Japanese). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
5. "映画『ひらいて』　2021年10月22日(金)公開！". Ashikaga Eizou (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
6. "映画『ひらいて』Blu-ray＆DVD 2022年4月13日発売決定【先着購入者特典あり】". HMV&BOOKS online (in Japanese). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
7. "山田杏奈主演 映画「ひらいて」2022年4月13日（水）Blu-ray＆DVD化決定!!". Amuse (in Japanese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
8. "Award Winners". Nippon Connection. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Unlock Your Heart at IMDb