Love on Trial

Love on Trial

In the world of idols, love is a crime.

2026 · 124 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama, Music, Romance

Mai, a rising J-Pop idol, is finally about to have her big break when she unexpectedly falls in love. But in a treacherous industry where young singers must maintain an image of flawless purity, love is forbidden. When her relationship is exposed, Mai's agency takes drastic action, dragging the couple to court over the "no love" clause in her contract, throwing her life into chaos.

Directed by Koji Fukada · Written by Koji Fukada

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Cast

Kyoko Saito Mai Yamaoka
Yuki Kura Kei Mayama
Yuna Nakamura Nanaka Shimizu
Miyu Ogawa Risa Otani
Mitsuki Imamura Minami Miura
Hinano Sakura Himena Tsujimoto
Erika Karata Saya Yabuki
Kenjiro Tsuda Koichi Yoshida
Naoki Inukai Yuya Arai
Masatoshi Kihara Yama-san
Issei Mori Moriyama
Oolongta Yoshida Sasahara

Make it a double feature

2h 25m together

Love on Trial

East of Jefferson

Both from Koji Fukada.

More from Koji FukadaSee all →

East of Jefferson

East of Jefferson · 2018

East of Jefferson

One rainy night, somewhere in the corner of the city, uncanny memories meet on a motel bed.

The Real Thing

The Real Thing · 2019

SeriesDramaMystery

Kazumichi Tsuji is a bored office worker in questionable relationships with two women at work. One day he meets the intriguing Ukiyo Hayama at a convenience store. However, having her in his life brings nothing but trouble.

Love Life

Love Life · 2022

Taeko and her husband, Jirō, are living a peaceful existence with her young son, Keita, when a tragic accident brings the boy's long-lost father, Park, back into her life. To cope with the pain and guilt, Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man.

Look of Love

Look of Love · 2005

A young man is unable to have relations with the girls he likes. A pimp meets him after having a strange experience and they are althogether on a bizarre ride through a gloomy and disconnected Tokyo.

Inabe

After a 17-year absence, a pig farmer’s sister suddenly returns home with her baby. As they remember their childhood, they resolve to dig up “something” they buried long ago.

Harmonium

Harmonium · 2016

Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.

A Girl Missing

A Girl Missing · 2019

Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the grandmother, she is also a confidant to Motoko, the eldest sister. But one day, Motoko’s younger sister disappears. And the media soon reveal the kidnapper to be Ichiko’s own nephew.

The Real Thing

The Real Thing · 2020

MovieDramaRomance

Kazumichi Tsuji is a bored office worker in questionable relationships with two women at work. One day he meets the intriguing Ukiyo Hayama at a convenience store. However, having her in his life brings nothing but trouble.

Au revoir l'été

Au revoir l'été · 2014

Au revoir l'été

After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.

Hospitalité

Hospitalité · 2011

MovieComedyDrama

In this black comedy the lives of a timid small-time printer and his young wife are turned inside out by the arrival of a stranger who moves in and takes over their world. Set in a village-like outpost in the heart of Tokyo, this is a wry commentary on Japanese xenophobia. Kiki Sugino heads a spritely ensemble cast.

The Man from the Sea

The Man from the Sea · 2018

The Man from the Sea

MovieFantasyDrama

A man is found washed up on a beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, suffering from amnesia and speaking in broken Indonesian and Japanese.

Odayaka

Odayaka · 2012

Saeko and Yukako live together in a small apartment complex in Tokyo. After the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, both live in a state of unease. Saeko, who is in a divorce, is worried that her daughter is exposed to radiation. Yukako is also afraid of radiation and tries to convince her husband to move. The two become friends after Yukako tries to save Saeko after a suicide attempt.

Human Comedy in Tokyo

Human Comedy in Tokyo · 2011

Human Comedy in Tokyo

'Human Comedy in Tokyo', describes ordinary everyday lives without any significant incidents. Various dialogues are elaborately woven to bring tiny splits in human relationships to light, and through the three episodes the characters have their moments of realizing that they are actually in solitude.

Sayonara

Sayonara · 2015

The world's first human-android acting duo, called Android Theater Project, is the collaborative brainchild of noted Japanese playwright Oriza Hirata and the leading robotics scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro. "Sayonara" is a remakable android play and has been adapted to feature film by the acclaimed filmmaker Koji Fukada (Hospitalité, Au revoir l’été). In this film project the setting of the story is largely expanded, depicting time and space in a way which can only be achieved in film, examining life and death though the communication between dying human and immortal android.

Birds (Working Title)

Birds (Working Title) · 2017

Birds (Working Title)

She insists she needs to know everything and be told the extent of it when a woman catches her husband kissing another woman at their apartment upon returning from the book store. It turns out the man invited the woman in promising to show her his birds.

Nagi Notes

Nagi Notes · 2026

Yoriko, an artist living in rural Nagi, is haunted by a former love affair she cannot bear to mourn. When Yuri, a recently separated architect, travels from Tokyo to visit her friend and former sister-in-law, both women find themselves at a crossroad, each searching for ways to let go of the past and define their identities. Yuri's brief escape from the city settles into a quiet confrontation of loss and probing for the two women in bucolic Nagi.

More Like This

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out · 2023

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out

MovieAnimationDrama

After a draining December, Sakuta is quickly nearing the end of his second year of high school. Since Mai is a third-year student, they don't have much time left together before graduation rolls around. Meanwhile, his sister, Kaede, is slowly but steadily venturing outdoors again. Just as she begins to find her footing, she announces her most ambitious goal yet—attending her brother's high school! Sakuta knows better than anyone how difficult this will be for Kaede, and he's ready to support her however he can. He's just not sure if that's what's best for her...or what she really wants...

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter