The editor-in-chief of a literary magazine who is popular with women sets up a fake wife and bids farewell to his mistresses.
Acting
Yo Oizumi's perfectly calibrated pathetic charm carries the whole thing.
Writing
The escalating lie structure rivals classic French farce.
Director
Izuru Narushima
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a Naoki Prize-winning novel, this reflects Japan's 'herbivore men' phenomenon — guys opting out of traditional salaryman marriage pressure.
Director Izuru Narushima insisted on casting actual theater actresses for the mistresses to nail the overlapping dialogue scenes.
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