Ikiterudakede ai (2018)

Ikiterudakede ai: Directed by Kôsai Sekine. With Shizuka Ishibashi, Yutaka Matsushige, Riisa Naka, Naomi Nishida. Yasuko is a hikikomori and has hypersomnia which means she has trouble staying awake during the day. She lives with her boyfriend Tsunagi, who works in the editorial department at a magazine. Her frustration grows, because she can’t control her emotions and her boyfriend seems indifferent to her. One day, Tsunagi’s ex-girlfriend Ando appears. She schemes to break up the couple.

“u0026quot;Love at leastu0026quot; had stro ng performances but weak story line.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe leading lady, first of all, was astonishing good in this one. She portrayed her character to the point of perfection and she was emotional enough and tragic as well. Her partner was good too, but he was overshadowed by her.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the other had, the plot was weak. Even though the actual story dealt with strong themes, the final plot focused more on the leading lady and less on what was actually going on and her interaction with her boyfriend.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, overall, six out of ten.”