
Adapted from the novel "Chijin no Ai" (痴人の愛) by Tanizaki Junichiro (谷崎潤一郎).
A Fool's Love
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...
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Shima Onishi
Kawai Joji

Sena Natsuki
Naomi

Shiori Doi
Shimamura Mayuko

Takehiro Murata
Tubaki

Miyoko Yoshimoto
Bar mom

Hiroko Nakajima

Yohta Kawase

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Junko Maru
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