Modern Love Tokyo
This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons and mothers, and love that transcends borders.
Overview
This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons and mothers, and love that transcends borders.
Nobuhiro Iizuka
Producer
Episodes
1. Nursing My Son, and Other Grievances
Mari Takada, a career woman, is raising children with her partner, Sayaka Kono. Balancing work and child-rearing, Mari believes the only connection she has with her son is through nursing and struggles to breast pump. But one day, she has to leave him with her mother, Mako (Meiko Kaji), due to a business trip, which triggers a change in Mari's stressed mind.
2. What I Learned From Sleeping With Married Men
Kana Sato is a university biology teacher. She and Keisuke, a writer, are recently divorced. She spends her days on a dating app meeting married men and has a series of affairs. Struggling with a sexless marriage, Kana engages in casual relationships to learn more about sex and love. Hearing these men’s true feelings, Kana must face what she was hiding from herself.
3. How My Worst Date Ever Became My Best
Natsuko Kurata, a curator, has been divorced for three years. Natsuko is over 60 and thinks that love isn't for her anymore. But her friend Kaoru recommends an app and she goes on a date. Kosuke Hayami, a kind man, meets her at a café in Harajuku. They talk about their pasts and Natsuko tells him about the worst date she ever had. Hayami was smiling until...
