The Professor and His Beloved Equation

This one goes for the heartstrings. A professor has only 80 minutes of short-term memory, and forms an unlikely bond with his new housekeeper and her son. It's a gentle tearjerker, if that's what you're looking for.

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Takashi Koizumi directed The Professor and His Beloved Equation in 2006. See Takashi Koizumi's full filmography, where to start with Takashi Koizumi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takashi Koizumi.

The Professor and His Beloved Equation was released in 2006 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.