The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese

Jun 5, 2020

2h 10m

★ 6.1

Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World.

Overview

Kyoichi, a man with an indecisive personality, constantly cheats. That is, until his wife sends a P. I to investigate his affairs. But what will happen when the man she sent wants to fulfill his own desires?

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Phantom Film

Second Sight

J Storm

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)

Shogakukan

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Cast

Kyoichi Otomo

Tadayoshi Okura

Wataru Imagase

Ryo Narita

Tamaki Okamura

Shiori Yoshida

Natsuo

Honami Sato

Chikako Otomo

Miyu Sakihi

Ruriko Ide

Noriko Kohara

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