Tokio Takenaka (48) is a scriptwriter who's lost his passion for his work, and whose relationship with his wife Madoka (37) has turned sour. He spends his days lost in a haze. One day, a girl named Yoshimi Yokoyama (21) barges into his office, saying that she's a huge fan of his work and aiming to be a scriptwriter herself. Overcome by her enthusiasm, he agrees to take her in. As they work together, he begins to sense her talent as a writer, and at the same time, comes to feel sexually attracted towards her. Soon he's writing scripts that he's proud of again, and begins to feel fulfilled in both his private and work lives. But it doesn't take long before he learns about her boyfriend and fellow scriptwriter Hideo Tanaka (20). He becomes madly jealous, but.
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Yoichiro Saito
Tokio Takenaka
Known for
Look Back
Eureka
Mone Akitani
Yoshimi Yokoyama
Known for
Baby Assassins
Reiko Kataoka
Tokio Takenaka wife
Known for
Alice in Borderland
Red
Katsumi Hyodo
Hideo Tanaka
Also in
Love Is a Poison
In-House Marriage Honey
Tasuku Nagaoka
Kaiya
Known for
THE DAYS
Love Exposure
Shinpei Yamasaki Director · Futoshi Nakano Writer Shuji Mito Production designer
First release April 14, 2024 · Produced in Japan · Original title 蒲団
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BBB
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Original title
蒲団
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · April 14, 2024
Premiere · Asian Film Festival
Japan · May 11, 2024
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No release date listed for United States.
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