One Year to Live, Buy a Man

2026 1h 49m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 17

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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Given a year to live, frugal 40-year-old Yui finally lets herself spend: "buying" nightclub host Sena. What begins as a contract takes an unexpected turn.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ko Shibasaki
Yui Katakura
Eiji Akaso
Sena
Michitaka Tsutsui
Masami Ikuyama
Naomi Nishida
Mizuho Maruyama
Yui Narumi
Nachi
Ryubi Miyase
Kiriya
Koen Kondo
Doctor
Mari Hamada
Sena's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroki Kazama
Writers: Yoshikazu Okada
Languages: Japanese, Portuguese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroki Kazama, shot by Yoichi Kamakari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by haruka nakamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kenichi Hirai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ko Shibasaki and Eiji Akaso and Michitaka Tsutsui carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt39400541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroki Kazama directs. Yoichi Kamakari behind the camera. haruka nakamura scores. Kenichi Hirai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Portuguese.
3Directed by Hiroki Kazama, shot by Yoichi Kamakari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by haruka nakamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kenichi Hirai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ko Shibasaki and Eiji Akaso and Michitaka Tsutsui carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt39400541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "self-discovery", "terminal illness", "romance".