PRODUCTION NOTES

The film stars Akiko Kikuchi who has built up a unique world view that has made her widely popular among Japanese youth. While active as a model and actress, she also serves as editor-in-chief of a sublime fashion and lifestyle mook (magazine/book) called “Mush” that enjoys a strong female readership. With her diversity of talents and interests, Kikuchi is perfect casting for bringing the role of Midori to life. In the role of the city bred, non-assertive “grass-eating type” Mao is cast Ayumu Nakajima, a rising star who captured the hearts of women audiences with his role in the NHK serial drama, “Hanako & Anne”. Yukiko Sode, winner of numerous film festival awards at home and abroad, makes her feature-length film debut as director. The birth of a new kind of love story that begins with “marriage” and delves into a current of modern relationships where male and female partners seek to follow and accept each other’s lifestyles.