Madoka Koga, who maintains her fierce attitude from her delinquent days, but is still a virgin; Chiyo Fukuma, a woman who treats shoujo manga as bibles for romance; and Sawako Chidori, a woman who can't help but always fall for poor excuses for men. The story centers on the three women who meet each other while carousing at night, telling each other bad stories of men they have met or dated.
Nagao Kanji works for an advertising agency in his hometown of Ehime Prefecture. He is assigned to the Tokyo sales department where his colleague Akana Rika takes care of his work. One day, Kanji is invited to drinks by Mikami Kenichi, a former classmate from his hometown who is now in Tokyo, and he is also reunited with Sekiguchi Satomi who has feelings for him. However, Rika ends up joining them when she delivers Kanji’s wallet which he had left in office. On the way back, Rika tells him, “Kanchi, shall we kiss?” and he is rattled. There have been rumours in office that Rika is in a relationship with their boss Waga Natsuki.
The story follows Aya Saito from last year in high school to her 40s, as she moves from Akita, a small rural town in the Japanese countryside to the glittering metropolis of Tokyo. Aya has to adjust to the different values and perceptions of the big city as she struggles with challenging situations. We get to follow Aya's move from one neighborhood to another as she maneuvers her career and love life.
~~ Adapted from the short story "Tokyo Women's Campaign" serialized in 2015 by the magazine "Tokyo Calendar."
The story is about 3 female friends with different personalities but much like your average everyday kind who grew up together and share each others’ emotion, passion, problems.
A wild bachelorette weekend in a foreign city spins hilariously out of control in this over-the-top sequel to the box office smash GIRLS. After a drinking contest with some questionable local spirits, three friends wake naked on a beach to discover two are handcuffed to a locked suitcase, one has a strange new tattoo, and none of them have any clue what happened the night before. When they soon find themselves pursued by local gangsters, their only shot at making it home - and to the altar - is to piece together the previous night's events while on the run.
Five love stories set in five different cities (Shanghai, Prague, Florence, Paris, Otaru) around the world. An anthology film directed by five different directors.
30-year-old Kamata Rinko is single and a struggling scriptwriter. She has no boyfriend and keeps having night outs at drinking spots with her girlfriends Kaori and Koyuki. “If I become beautiful, a better guy will appear!” “If we grow to like each other, we can get married!” They will not stop talking about these hypothetical questions. Then a younger, handsome, golden-haired guy suddenly utters, “These “what if” women!” and the trio have to face the harsh reality that they are no longer girls. Rinko enters her 30s while still immature, seeking happiness and struggling with romance and work.
30-year-old Kamata Rinko is single and a struggling scriptwriter. She has no boyfriend and keeps having night outs at drinking spots with her girlfriends Kaori and Koyuki. “If I become beautiful, a better guy will appear!” “If we grow to like each other, we can get married!” They will not stop talking about these hypothetical questions. Then a younger, handsome, golden-haired guy suddenly utters, “These “what if” women!” and the trio have to face the harsh reality that they are no longer girls. Rinko enters her 30s while still immature, seeking happiness and struggling with romance and work.
Three tales of love set in a trio of contemporary Asian hubs: Tokyo, Taipei & Shanghai. Famous Asian stars gathers in this omnibus multiple couple love stories. A much watch intercountry romance movie.
Similar lead situation, story about how to adapt to city life (this time in Tokyo city instead). Navigating around growth, work and relationships.
It remind me of this drama with similar story line of group of adults who got friends opposite sex & they all try overcome obstacles & hardship in their friendship. Starring famous Japanese actor & actresses.
A group of young urbanites search for love and romance, but the unique twist is that their characters have animalistic traits.
Chu Zhi He who's a goodie two shoes and Wang Da Shu who has a personality that is rigid and sturdy like a tree learn to grow together as they fall in love. Like the show's namesake, animal behavior is quite representative of human nature. Take the giraffe and the squirrel for example, they are a metaphor for two very different people who find a way to coexist.
Kaede, Kaoru, Michiru, and Emi are childhood friends. The four women meet again on Emi's wedding day. But on that day, the company Kaede works for goes bankrupt and her boyfriend dumps her. She is about to turn 30-years-old. Kaede decides to follow her childhood dream and become a baker. She gets a job at a bakery, but making bread is not easy and the senior baker is strict.
Meanwhile, Kaoru work at a luxurious massage salon. Michiru makes handbags, but she is poor. Emi is experiencing newlywed life. What will tomorrow hold for these women?
Four former classmates share an apartment in Daikanyama, Tokyo and pursue their own happiness. Arisugawa Fuu works for a design production company and spends most of her salary on fashion, Hada Mizuho is a budding manga artist, Sakuragawa Rio practices psychosomatic medicine, and Enjoji Sayuri works for a Ginza art gallery.
~~ Adapted from the manga "Tokyo Alice" by Chiya Toriko.
This story tells a boy's life in Tokyo for 20 years. Shota attended a famous private university in Tokyo. After he learned that his girlfriend was cheating on him with rich older men, he said, "Woman only care about money after all", and swore he will raise his status in Tokyo. Graduated, Shota found a job at a leading trading company and lived a life with no shortage of money and love. However, his values ??gradually change throughout his fight for success with his co-worker Kojima and his relationship with Minami, who wants to marry a man with an annual income of more than 30 million. It wasn't until Shota reunited with his classmate, Kazuma, a CEO of a venture company, and his subordinate, Ruriko, does he start to find new meaning in his life...
