Mayu Akiyama — Director (3)

Movie

The Ex-idol, Stuck in Life, Decided to Live with a Complete Stranger (2023)
人生に詰んだ元アイドルは、赤の他人のおっさんと住む選択をした IMDb TMDB
other title: 인생이 망한 전직 아이돌은, 생판 남인 아저씨와 살기로 선택했다 / 人生に詰んだ元アイドルは、赤の他人のおっさんと住む選択をした …
Akiko (Mai Fukagawa) is a former idol, but now lives an ordinary life. She works at a company and keeps reminding herself that she is happy and to have a fulfilling day. One day, she walks to work and falls down. She becomes stuck and unable to move. Akiko breaks down mentally and decides to quit her job. Now, Akiko doesn't have a job, a boyfriend, and only 100,000 yen (~$700 USD) in her bank account. Her friend then tells her that she should move in with 56 year old salaryman Sasapon (Arata Iura), who lives alone in his house in Tokyo. When she visits Sasapon, he invites her to stay at his house on the condition that she can live there until his retirement. Their strange living arrangement begins.

TV

My Diary (2024)
マイダイアリー TMDB
other title: 마이 다이어리 / マイダイアリー …
Five young people from different backgrounds and facing unique struggles meet by chance and gradually find a place where they truly belong.

Movie

月租男朋友 (2018)
月極オトコトモダチ Douban
other title: 月極オトコトモダチ / Rent a Friend …
表现的都是现代都市中年轻人微妙又暧昧的情感和关系,通过专栏记者连载与月租男性朋友的日常来探讨男女关系的界限,丰富、细腻地展示了异性之间的亲近与距离、悸动与克制和同性之间的友谊与嫉妒。