Iku Arai

Closet (2020)

In Tokyo, lonely patrons pay to sleep ("soine") with someone. Massage, cuddle, sleep… for comfort and nothing more than the warm embrace of another. Tasuku, a young man fresh out of a relationship, starts a new job as one of the cuddlers. He's nervous an ...

Mellow (2020)

Seiichi is the owner of a flower shop. He enjoys his peaceful single life. Kiho runs the ramen restaurant left to her by her father, but she's thinking of closing it. ...

Peeping Date (2019)

Hanae is a woman who wants to marry. She goes to the best matrimonial agency in her town. The agency counselor suggests the "peeping matchmaking", which allows her to peek into her partner's private life. ...

Dream of Euglena (2019)

A pair of parking guards, Makoto and Shige, they are dispatched from a private company and are employed by the country as public servants. They crack down on illegal parking relentlessly, and because of their appearance, they are called "Euglena," green ti ...

The Reverse Diaries (2018)

A novelist Rihito Shiraishi meets Saki Honda, a somewhat eccentric woman, and he is attracted to her. Triggered by Saki's suicidal attempt and reading her diary, Shiraishi recognizes that their encounter was not a coincidence. United by an airplane acciden ...

Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Futaba resolves to spend her remaining time reuniting her broken family, reopening the long-closed bathhouse, and helping her shy daughter Azumi learn to stand on her own. ...

My Brother Went to the Battlefield!? (2013)