Love that Begins with Lies
Riko Kasai arrives in Tokyo, seeking reinvention after a broken engagement. Her journey intertwines with three others, each compelled to wear a mask for their own reasons. In this urban dance of attraction and evasion, truth becomes a luxury, and lies the currency of connection. Four hearts weave a fragile web of half-truths where every deception is both a shield and a trap. Their encounters in cafés, on bridges, and along narrow city alleys become a series of intimate performances, with roles scripted by the fear of being truly known.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 嘘から始まる恋 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama, Romance, TV Movie |
| Director | Takehiko Shinjo |
| Runtime | 46 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.7/10 (3 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film probes not romance, but the existential anxiety of modern connection, where identity is a project rather than a given. The director sidesteps grand twists for quieter fractures—a crack in the voice, the eloquent silence between spoken lines.
What lingers after the screen fades is a tender, unflinching meditation on the selves we build for others, and the cost of the moment the constructs finally fall away. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
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