That Was the Start

That Was the Start
Name	That Was the Start
Kanji Name	それが始まり
Rōmaji Name	Sore ga Hajimari
Directed by	Taishi Gotanda
Written by	Taishi Gotanda
Starring	Ai Hoshino Kana Arima Aqua Hoshino

That Was the Start「それが始まり, Sore ga Hajimari^?」, also known as How it Began is an indie-horror movie written and directed by Taishi Gotanda.

The movie was well-received and earned Taishi a nomination for a director's award and helped boost Ai Hoshino's career.

Summary

The plot of the movie is about a woman who is unhappy with her looks and decides to have plastic surgery at a sketchy hospital deep in the mountains.

Cast

Cast	Role
Ai Hoshino	A beautiful girl
Kana Arima	Creepy Children Act as Guides - Child A
Aqua Hoshino	Creepy Children Act as Guides - Child B

Trivia

• The movie title is later used as the chapter name for Chapter 110, which features a flashback set during the time of the movie's production.
• Ai's dress color in the movie is black in the manga, but was changed to white in the anime.

Navigation

Ai Hoshino • Kana Arima • Aqua Hoshino Taishi Gotanda (Director) Kana Arima • Melt Narushima • Aqua Hoshino Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Yoriko Kichijouji Yuki Sumi • Akane Kurokawa • Mem-Cho Aqua Hoshino • Nobuyuki Kumano • Kengo Morimoto Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Taiki Himekawa • Kana Arima • Melt Narushima Akane Kurokawa • Aqua Hoshino • Sakuya Kamoshida Toshirou Kindaichi (Director) • Goa (Scriptwriter) • Sumiaki Raida (Producer) Abiko Samejima Aqua Hoshino • Ruby Hoshino • Kana Arima Tetsu Urushibara (Director) • Shun Yoshizumi (Assistant Director) • Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Ai Hoshino • Hikaru Kamiki • Airi Himekawa Fuyuko Niino • Gorou Amamiya • Seijuro Uehara Ruby Hoshino • Aqua Hoshino • Tsukuyomi • Frill Shiranui Mem-Cho • Kana Arima • Akane Kurokawa • Melt Narushima • Taiki Himekawa Taishi Gotanda (Screenplay, Director) • Masaya Kaburagi (Producer) Yoriko Kichijouji (Script Doctor) • Abiko Samejima (Script Doctor)