Rules of Living

Rules of Living

Rediscover Yourself.

2025 · 109 min · Drama, Comedy

It is a bilingual love comedy about a Japanese divorcee who has to take in an American male roommate to make ends meet. Mikuko Abe is stuck, both in life and in love. When her daughter sends her Vincent, an American visitor, the last thing she wants is to let him live with her. What she doesn't know is that opening up her door to this stranger will soon open up her world.

Directed by Greg Dale

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