Love Life

Love Life (stylized as LOVE LIFE) is a 2022 Japanese–French drama film written and directed by Koji Fukada. Set in contemporary Japan, the film is inspired by a song of the same name by musician Akiko Yano, originally released on the album of the same name in 1991. In 2000, the singer Hitomi had released an eponym album on AvexTrax records. It revolves around Taeko and her husband Jiro facing "love" and "life". The film was selected 'In competition' section of 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for Golden Lion award and had its premiere on 5 September 2022. Synopsis The film follows a married woman, Taeko, who lives happily with her husband, Jiro. She decides to care for long-lost Park, father of her son Keita, when Park reappears deaf, ill, and homeless. Cast Fumino Kimura as Taeko Kento Nagayama as Jiro Atom Sunada as Park Hirona Yamazaki as Yamazaki, Jiro's ex-girlfriend Misuzu Kanno as Akie, Jiro's mother Tomorowo Taguchi as Makoto Tetta Shimada as Keita, Taeko's son Mito Natsume as a staff member who works in the same place as Taeko