Film

A Fool's Love

2024 · 1h 46m · Drama · Romance

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

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...

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

Yohta Kawase

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Junko Maru

• Kishū IzuchiDirector
• Kaori KotaniWriter
• Junichirō TanizakiNovel

映画『痴人の愛（2024）』予告編《大西信満×奈月セナ》

Release date

November 29, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R15+

Genres

Drama, Romance