One Year to Live, Buy a Man
Overview
One Year to Live, Buy a Man follows Yui, a frugal 40-year-old woman whose carefully planned life takes an unexpected turn when she receives a terminal cancer diagnosis. Determined to make the most of her remaining time, she spends her hard-earned savings to hire Sena, a broke, pink-haired nightclub host, for companionship. What begins as an unconventional arrangement soon develops into an emotional journey that challenges both of them to reconsider love, connection, and what it means to truly live.
Cast
Ko Shibasaki
Eiji Akaso
Michitaka Tsutsui
Naomi Nishida
Mari Hamada
Yui Narumi
Yoko Moriguchi
Ryubi Miyase
Fun Facts
The film was shot in Matsumoto City, Japan, but finding the right setting took the director and crew around a month of location scouting. They wanted a town that captured the everyday lives of the characters and the story’s deeper message about living.
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