A Fool's Love

"Adapted from the novel "Chijin no Ai" (痴人の愛) by Tanizaki Junichiro (谷崎潤一郎)."

2024 1h 46m JA

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★6.0TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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Kawai Joji, an aspiring screenwriter who has won a screenplay competition but has yet to make his professional debut, meets a beautiful woman, Naomi, in a rundown bar one day. Naomi says she is working at the bar while aiming to become an actress. On another day, Joji is asked by his screenplay instructor if he would like to write a screenplay for a film based on Tanizaki Junichiro's "A Fool's Love" on his behalf. Joji is determined to succeed this time, but struggles to write the script. Meanwhile, Joji meets Naomi again, and the two of them quickly become closer, but...

“Adapted from the novel "Chijin no Ai" (痴人の愛) by Tanizaki Junichiro (谷崎潤一郎).”

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Cast

Shima Onishi
Kawai Joji
Sena Natsuki
Naomi
Shiori Doi
Shimamura Mayuko
Shunsuke Sato
柴山庸平
Takehiro Murata
Tubaki
Miyoko Yoshimoto
Bar mom
Hiroko Nakajima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kishū Izuchi
Writers: Kaori Kotani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Shima Onishi and Sena Natsuki and Shiori Doi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Adapted from the novel "Chijin no Ai" (痴人の愛) by Tanizaki Junichiro (谷崎潤一郎).".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36987370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kishū Izuchi directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 2 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Shima Onishi and Sena Natsuki and Shiori Doi carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Adapted from the novel "Chijin no Ai" (痴人の愛) by Tanizaki Junichiro (谷崎潤一郎).".
5IMDB entry: tt36987370 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.