The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger

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The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger (2023)

Directed by Mayu Akiyama

Drama, Comedy · 1h 54m

Akiko (Mai Fukagawa) is a former idol, but now lives an ordinary life. She works at a company and keeps reminding herself that she is happy and to have a fulfilling day. One day, she walks to work and falls down. She becomes stuck and unable to move. Akiko breaks down mentally and decides to quit her job. Now, Akiko doesn't have a job, a boyfriend, and only 100,000 yen (~$700 USD) in her bank account. Her friend then tells her that she should move in with 56 year old salaryman Sasapon (Arata Iura), who lives alone in his house in Tokyo. When she visits Sasapon, he invites her to stay at his house on the condition that she can live there until his retirement. Their strange living arrangement begins.

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Cast

Mai Fukagawa Akiko Arata Iura Sasapon Ryo Matsuura Hikari Yurina Yanagi Keiko Kenta Izuka Kosuke Ryosuke Miyake Ai Moritaka Aoba Kawai Yûrei Yanagi Yuji Kubo Bar owner

Crew

Director
Mayu Akiyama
Screenplay
Fumi Tsubota
Novel
Akiko
Editor
Minoru Nomoto
Producer
Yusuke Taguchi, San KIM

Details

Original title
人生に詰んだ元アイドルは、赤の他人のおっさんと住む選択をした
Release date
2023-11-03
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation, DUB, KDDI