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Chijin no Ai

2024

106 minutes

Drama

Overview

Kawai Joji, an aspiring screenwriter who has won a screenplay competition but has yet to make his professional debut, meets a beautiful woman, Naomi, in a rundown bar one day. Naomi says she is working at the bar while aiming to become an actress. On another day, Joji is asked by his screenplay instructor if he would like to write a screenplay for a film based on Tanizaki Junichiro's "A Fool's Love" on his behalf. Joji is determined to succeed this time, but struggles to write the script. Meanwhile, Joji meets Naomi again, and the two of them quickly become closer, but...

Top Cast

Shima Onishi headshot

Shima Onishi

Joji Kawai

Sena Natsuki headshot

Sena Natsuki

Naomi

Shiori Doi headshot

Shiori Doi

Shunsuke Sato headshot

Shunsuke Sato

Yohei Shibayama headshot

Yohei Shibayama

Takehiro Murata headshot

Takehiro Murata

椿

Miyoko Yoshimoto headshot

Miyoko Yoshimoto

Hiroko Nakajima headshot

Hiroko Nakajima

Yohta Kawase headshot

Yohta Kawase

Mutsuo Yoshioka headshot

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Junko Maru headshot

Junko Maru