A Man

A Man (, "Aru otoko") is a 2022 Japanese psychological thriller film directed by . Based on a novel with the same name by Keiichiro Hirano, the film premiered at the Horizons section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. Plot In the Miyazaki Prefecture, widow Rie Takemoto meets a man called Daisuke Taniguchi, with whom she falls in love and soon marries. They have a happy family, until an accident takes Daisuke's life. When Rie handles Daisuke's funeral, a Taniguchi relative tells Rie that Daisuke was not real. Shocked by the incident, Rie employs Akira Kido, a lawyer and old friend, to set out to investigate her husband's real identity and background. The more they find out about Daisuke's background, the more shocking truths surface about the past and test their relationships with their own loved ones. Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki: Akira Kido Sakura Andō: Rie Taniguchi Masataka Kubota: Daisuke Taniguchi Nana Seino: Misuzu Gotō Hidekazu Mashima (ja): Kiyoshi Taniguchi Kazutoyo Koyabu: Nakakita Aito Sakamoto: Yūto Taniguchi Miyako Yamaguchi: Hatsue Takemoto Kitarō (ja): Itō Shinsuke Kato (ja): Yanagisawa Yuumi Kawai: Akane Denden: Kosuge Yōko Maki: Kaori Kido Akira Emoto: Norio Komiura