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- StarsNorika FujiwaraTsuyoshi KusanagiKyoko HasegawaSosuke Nakata is just your everyday salaried worker. He is a serious guy, whose life mostly consists of going back and forth to the office each day. One day Nakata just happens to meet a certain woman by coincidence-top star, Hikaruko Kirishima. Just by talking to her, Nakata is left standing feeling like he has just seen a dream. Several days later, Kirishima calls an emergency press conference. And there she announces..."I am now dating a gentleman by the name of Sosuke Nakata, a salaried worker, whom I intend to marry." Nakata has no idea about what happened at the press conference. He also doesn't know what lies ahead for him at work, and about Hikaruko's true intentions.Its really funny and well directed. I loved the performances.
- StarsHidetoshi NishijimaKim Tae-heeNanami SakurabaSecurity guard's life is turned upside down when assigned as bodyguard to superstar Korean actress.Its okay
- StarsRyûsei YokohamaYûki KudôYui NatsukawaKurumi Mashiba works for home decor company. While she is busy with work, she forgets to renew the contract of her apartment. Because of this, she gets kicked out of her apartment and she doesn't have a place to stay.
- DirectorHitoshi YazakiStarsTamiyasu ChôMasaya KatôTakumi KitamuraThree siblings share a home with their parents living a happy life. The oldest one is good-looking guy, which is something of a contrast from his younger brother who is at school. The youngest one is the girl and has two brothers to protect her. Unfortunately an accident knocks out the oldest sibling. It is not a happy time.
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsMasaharu FukuyamaMachiko OnoYôko MakiRyota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.
- StarsYutaka TakenouchiTakako TokiwaYôko NogiwaAlthough a couple may enter into a marriage expecting love to conquer all, the reality rarely meets this fantasy. Abandoned by her boyfriend and fired from her job for resisting her supervisor's advances, Mari meets Tsutomu, who has been jilted by his fiancee. When their commiseration quickly turns to love, their families see only more trouble on the horizon. Is a happy union in store for this star-crossed young couple? Whatever happens, their journey in this romantic comedy is sure to be a hilarious examination of love and marriage.
- StarsHidetoshi NishijimaGaku HamadaYû KamioA Japanese man is back in the country having studied French cooking in the countryside of France. He is content to make his customers' bellies happy with delicious food. What is more, he is a good detective. He has excellent memory and notices all manners of things. He is also helpful to customers with more than just food.
- StarsNao HondaHayato IsomuraShinji KasaharaWhat is it like to take revenge on the ones you got betrayed by? From the verge of suicide Tomoki's world learns new meanings to his life.
- StarsTakako TokiwaYûji OdaHisashi IgawaWhen a woman is viciously raped, the traumatic event robs her of her self-confidence and ability to love as she had loved before. With special attention to her story of personal triumph over adversity, this touching drama recounts the tale of two lovers attempting to regain the happiness and level of affection that was theirs before her attack.
- StarsAoi NakamuraNatsumi IshibashiMariko TsutsuiA couple's relationship is threatened by an unusual problem.
- DirectorRiki OkamuraStarsAsae ÔnishiKazuko KatôKaori Torii'1 Litre of Tears' is a Japanese movie mainly based on a published version of Diary.
- CreatorEmi FujiwaraStarsMizuki ItagakiRiho NakamuraAiri MatsuiAfter her boyfriend cheats on her, Haruta Ami (Matsui Airi) breaks off their engagement and registers herself on a matchmaking app out of desperation. She gets to know Miura Manatsu (Itagaki Mizuki) through a dating app and they wed on the same day without seeing each other face-to-face. Ami had been drawn to the words he posted "Looking for a woman who will marry me on the same day". She was desperate enough to choose marriage thinking that she does not need love as long as she can get married. The couple start to go through the motions of life as newly weds but Ami is attracted to Manatsu's kindness and manliness. However, the two of them later find out that they work for the same company. They have to keep their marriage a secret from their colleagues as well as their friends. Furthermore, Manatsu has a secret for the same day marriage. The sham life of this newly married couple vacillates wildly but is tinged with sweetness.
- CreatorYuuki MikuStarsRinka KumadaKeito TsunaToshiki SetoThe "NEET Protection Law" was created to deal with the declining birthrate and aging society. Shin Akiyasu is a national civil servant who only lives for his career. On his 28th birthday, he was selected as a test of the protection law and had to marry Himari Sawamoto.