The Love of a Brute (2022)

  • R15+
  • 06/25/2022 (JP)
  • Drama, Mystery
  • 1h 11m

A mystery drama adapted from Edogawa Rampo's short story of the same title with a modern twist. Directed and written by Inoue Hiroki of LOVE STAGE! fame.

Overview

Heartbroken Kyoko (Usamaru Manami) meets and marries Kadono (Hosoda Yoshihiko) on a matching app. Kyoko is happy with her life with the kind and handsome Kadono, but she gradually begins to suspect that her husband is in love with another woman. She asks detective Nomura (Shibue Jouji) to investigate her husband's background, and a shocking secret is revealed.

Hiroki Inoue

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Manami Usamaru's headshot

Manami Usamaru

Kyoko Kadono
Yoshihiko Hosoda's headshot

Yoshihiko Hosoda

Kei Kadono
Jouji Shibue's headshot

Jouji Shibue

Kentaro Nomura
Natsuhi Ueno's headshot

Natsuhi Ueno

Saeko Kishida
Miori Oda's headshot

Miori Oda

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