The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger
(2023)
★ 7 IMDb · 2 votes
Year: 2023
Runtime: 114 мин
Country: Japan
Director: 穐山茉由
Cast: 深川麻衣, Арата Иура, 松浦りょう, 柳ゆり菜, 猪塚健太, 三宅亮輔, 森高愛, 河井青葉, 柳憂怜, 久保雄司
Plot
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.