Futon

Futon

2024 · 95 min · Drama

Tokio Takenaka (48) is a scriptwriter who's lost his passion for his work, and whose relationship with his wife Madoka (37) has turned sour. He spends his days lost in a haze. One day, a girl named Yoshimi Yokoyama (21) barges into his office, saying that she's a huge fan of his work and aiming to be a scriptwriter herself. Overcome by her enthusiasm, he agrees to take her in. As they work together, he begins to sense her talent as a writer, and at the same time, comes to feel sexually attracted towards her. Soon he's writing scripts that he's proud of again, and begins to feel fulfilled in both his private and work lives. But it doesn't take long before he learns about her boyfriend and fellow scriptwriter Hideo Tanaka (20). He becomes madly jealous, but.

Directed by Shinpei Yamasaki · Written by Futoshi Nakano

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Yoichiro Saito Tokio Takenaka
Mone Akitani Yoshimi Yokoyama
Reiko Kataoka Tokio Takenaka wife
Katsumi Hyodo Hideo Tanaka
Tasuku Nagaoka Kaiya

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