From Five to Nine
5 ji kara 9 ji made ~ Watashi ni koi shita ikemen sugiru obôsan
2015, Series, 54 min, Comedy, Romance, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 68
In this romantic comedy that’s sure to arouse sympathy, love changes to hate every five minutes!!
At twenty-eight, Junko Sakuraba dreams of living and working in New York City but is stuck teaching English. While disappointed by her unfulfilled aspirations and lack of romantic experience, she attends a funeral where she meets Takane Hoshikawa, a handsome monk. After accidentally knocking a bowl of ash onto him during the service, Junko is mortified. Her embarrassment deepens when she is tricked into a matchmaking session and discovers Takane is the other party. Their unexpected encounters raise questions about whether their relationship is coincidental or destined.
Directed by Shin Hirano, Hideyuki Aizawa, Masaki Tanimura
Cast
- Satomi Ishihara as Junko Sakuraba
- Tomohisa Yamashita as Takane Hoshikawa
- Kei Tanaka as Makoto Kiyomiya
- Yûki Furukawa as Satoshi Mishima
- Rin Takanashi as Momoe Yamabuchi
- Saeko
- Miyu Yoshimoto as Kaori Ashikaga
- Leo Nagatsuma as Renji Hachiya
- Yuri Tsunematsu
- Mokomichi Hayami as Arthur Kimura
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