You’re Not Normal, Either まともじゃないのは君も一緒 (2021), by director Koji Maeda, is a superb screwball comedy based on the fantastic interplay between Ryo Narita and Kaya Kiyohara while it maturely touches …
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My Name is Yours (君が世界のはじまり, Momoko Fukuda, 2020)
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Struggling Man (私はいったい、何と闘っているのか, Toshio Lee, 2021)
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