Lust in the Rain

Yoshio is a struggling manga artist living in Kitamachi. At the request of his landlord, a man involved in questionable dealings, Yoshio assists a novelist named Imori with his move. During this process, he meets Fukuko, a recently divorced woman whose beauty fascinates him, although she is already involved with someone else. To promote his writing, Imori opens an advertising agency using the name of a more successful firm from the affluent Minamicho district. Yoshio joins Imori in these efforts, and eventually, the novelist and Fukuko move in with him.

This romantic drama was directed by Shinzo Katayama, who previously directed Siblings of the Cape in 2019. The screenplay was written by Takamasa Oe and Katayama. The film features a cast including Ryo Narita as Yoshio, Eriko Nakamura as Fukuko, Go Morita as Imori, and Naoto Takenaka as Oyaji. It is a joint production between Taiwan and Japan, involving companies such as Sedic International, Culture Publishers, Happinet Media Marketing, and 台灣大哥大MyVideo. The movie was released on November 29, 2024, with a runtime of 132 minutes.