The Lies She Loved

• Movie: The Lies She Loved (English title) / Woman Who Loves Lie (literal title)
• Romaji: Uso wo Aisuru Onna
• Japanese: 嘘を愛する女
• Director: Kazuhito Nakae
• Writer: Kazuhito Nakae
• Producer: Shuji Abe, Hisashi Usui, Koichi Murakami
• Cinematographer: Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
• Release Date: January 20, 2018
• Runtime: 118 min.
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Yukari Kawahara (Masami Nagasawa) works at a drink manufacturer. She works hard and achieves recognition for her work. Yukari Kawahara is dating research doctor Kippei Koide (Issei Takahashi). They have lived together for 5 years. One day, Kippei Koide collapses from a brain hemorrhage. Yukari Kawahara soon learns that everything she knew about her boyfriend was a lie. She hires private detective Takumi Kaibara (Kotaro Yoshida) to investigate Kippei Koide.

Notes

1. Filming began March 12, 2017 and finishes late April, 2017.
2. First feature length film directed by Kazuhito Nakae.