Profile br br Movie: Ao Haru Ride br Romaji: Aoharaido br Japanese: アオハライド br Director: Takahiro Miki br Writer: Io Sakisaka (manga) br Producer: br Cinematographer: br Release Date: December 13, 2014 br Runtime: br Language: Japanese br Country: Japan br Plot br br When she was a middle school student, Futaba Yoshioka liked Kou Tanaka who was unlike the other boys and quite gentle. Kou Tanaka then moved away and they lost contact. br At the end of Futaba Yoshioka's first year as a high school student she meets Kou Tanaka again. Kou Tanaka’s name has changed to Kou Mabuchi and his personality seems different from his middle school days. br Notes br br Based on the manga series "Ao Haru Ride" by Io Sakisaka (first published 2011 in the shojo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret). br Filming begins April 1, 2014 at Toyama and Nagasaki, Japan.