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Super Happy Forever (Kohei Igarashi, 2024)

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Super Happy Forever (2024)

Dir. Kohei Igarashi

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Super Happy Forever (Kohei Igarashi, 2024)

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Super Happy Forever (Kohei Igarashi, 2024)

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Director Teppei Isobe and actor Cocoro Asami spill the beans on their rental family ensemble drama-comedy Truth or Lies 嘘もまことも (2025) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition Interview]

The subject of rental families and stand-in people for hire is hardly new material, with figures like Werner Herzog, Brendan Fraser, and even talk show host Conan O’Brien getting in on the act. Heck, earlier in December, the film Rental Family was released. Few films are as funny, heart-warming, and satisfying as Teppei Isobe’s Truth or Lies (review here), however. It’s an ensemble drama led by…

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Truth or Lies 嘘もまことも (2025) Director: Teppei Isobe [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]

Truth or Lies  嘘もまことも 「Uso mo makoto mo」 Release Date: 2025 Duration: 104 mins. Director: Teppei Isobe Writer: Kazuo Nagai (Screenplay), Starring: Cocoro Asami, Tomoki Kimura, Sho Mineo, Rina Sakuragi, Hiroki Sano, Nagiko Tsuji, Ryoka Neya, Hiroko Yashiki, Website Twitter: @isobeteppei IMDB Although still a source of bemusement in the West, films about rental families and rental people aren’t…

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Good Luck グッドラック Director: Shin Adachi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025]

Good Luck    グッドラック　「Guddo Rakku」 Release Date: 2025 Duration: 104 mins. Director: Shin Adachi Writer: Shin Adachi (Screenplay)  Starring: Hiroki Sano, Hana Amano, Saki Kato, Ryo Shinoda, Ayame Goriki, Amane Okamura, Yuka Itaya,  Twitter: @Good_Luck_2025 Shin Adachi has carved out a niche in his work dedicated to depicting lousy writer husbands and their hardworking wives. Specifically, A Beloved…

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