Unlock Your Heart

{{Short description|2021 Japanese romantic drama film}} *''This article uses Eastern name order when mentioning individuals.''

{{Infobox film | name = Unlock Your Heart | image = Unlock Your Heart ひらいて (2021) Poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Shuto Rin | writer = Shuto Rin | screenplay = Shuto Rin | based_on = {{Based on|''Hiraite''|Wataya Risa}} | producer = Sugita Hiromitsu | starring = Yamada Anna Sakuma Ryuto Imou Haruka | cinematography = Iwanaga Hiroshi | editing = Shuto Rin | music = Iwashiro Taro | studio = TV Man Union | distributor = Showgate Amuse Soft | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|10|22|Japan}} | runtime = 121 minutes | country = Japan | language = Japanese | budget = | gross = }}

{{Nihongo|'''''Unlock Your Heart'''''<ref name="thejapantimes">{{cite news |last1=Hadfield |first1=James |title='Unlock Your Heart': Queen bee brings the sting of teen drama |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/10/28/films/film-reviews/unlock-your-heart/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=The Japan Times |date=28 October 2021}}</ref>|ひらいて|Hiraite|extra=lit. 'Open'|lead=yes}} 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.<ref name="eiga.com">{{cite web |title=ひらいて |url=https://eiga.com/movie/94564/ |website=Eiga |access-date=14 February 2022 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Production and release== The film was produced by TV Man Union.<ref name="yahoonewsjp">{{cite news |title=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|url=https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/news/0000043211/ |access-date=16 February 2022 |work=The First Times|date=6 November 2021 |language=ja}}</ref>

It was first released in theaters on 22 October 2021, being distributed by Showgate,<ref name="hakuhododymap">{{cite news |title=綿矢りさ原作「ひらいて」 2021年秋公開・映画化決定!!! |url=https://www.hakuhodody-map.jp/news/post_7286 |access-date=14 February 2022 |work=Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures |date=12 February 2021 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="ashikagaeizou">{{cite web |title=映画『ひらいて』 2021年10月22日(金)公開！ |url=https://www.ashikaga-eizou.jp/topics/topics.php?id=808 |website=Ashikaga Eizou |access-date=14 February 2022 |language=ja}}</ref> and the DVD & Blu-ray were released on 13 April 2022, distributed by Amuse.<ref name="hmvcojp">{{cite news |title=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】 |url=https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/220113136/|access-date=14 February 2022|work=HMV&BOOKS online |date=14 January 2022|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="amusesoft">{{cite web|title=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!!|url=https://www.amuse.co.jp/topics/2022/01/_hiraiteBDDVD.html|access-date=20 February 2022|website=Amuse|date=15 January 2022|language=ja|archive-date=22 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722082741/https://www.amuse.co.jp/topics/2022/01/_hiraiteBDDVD.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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, discovering that the two are 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 as Nishimura Tatoe * Imou Haruka as Shindo Miyuki ===Supporting=== * Itaya Yuka as Kimura Yoriko * Tanaka Misako as Shindo Izumi * Hagiwara Masato as Nishimura Takashi * Yamamoto Hiroshi as homeroom teacher Okanoya * Kawai Aoba as teacher Fujitani * Kinoshita Akari as school nurse Moriya * Suzuki Miu as Takeuchi Mika * Tanaka Taketo as Tada Ken

==Accolades== {| class="wikitable" |- !Award !Category !Nominee(s) !Result !Ref |- |22nd Nippon Connection |Nippon Visions Jury Award |''Unlock Your Heart'' |{{won}} |<ref>{{cite web |title=Award Winners |url=https://nipponconnection.com/en/festival/archive/award-winners/ |access-date=August 15, 2024 |work=Nippon Connection}}</ref> |}

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==External links== * [http://hiraite-movie.com/ Official website] * {{IMDb title| tt18277086 |Unlock Your Heart}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Unlock Your Heart}} Category:Japanese romantic drama films Category:2021 Japanese-language films Category:2021 romantic drama films Category:2021 films Category:Films based on Japanese novels Category:Showgate films