TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM 2015 Grand Prix winner "A Woman Who Loves Lies" to be adapted into a novel

2017.10.06 Press Releases
Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd.

-Published on December 1st by Tokuma Shoten, a Culture Entertainment Group company-

Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Tokuma Shoten), a group company of Culture Entertainment Inc. (hereinafter referred to as C.E.), a CCC Group company involved in the planning and production of films, publishing, and music, will be publishing the novel version of the popular novel "A Woman Who Loves Lies," starring Nagasawa Masami and Takahashi Issei, from December 1st.

The film "A Woman Who Loves Lies" is the first Grand Prix winner of the "TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM (TCP)," a program run by C.E. and TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. (TSUTAYA) to discover new video creators, and is the first original project from the program to be made into a film.

The novel version of "A Woman Who Loves Lies" being published this time is written by Okabe Etsuko, an up-and-coming novelist whose book "Zanka Ryoran" was adapted into the TBS drama "Beautiful Trap - Zanka Ryoran" (starring Tanaka Rena), and has garnered much attention. The novel carefully captures the feelings of the protagonists Yukari (Nagasawa Masami) and Kippei (Takahashi Issei), which could not be fully expressed in film, and takes a different approach from the film to reveal a certain important truth.

Tokuma Shoten has decided to publish the novel version in support of TCP's purpose of "discovering talented creators of the future, creating a place where new talent can be born, and creating an environment where creators can meet and work widely."
Through our planning and editing capabilities as a comprehensive publisher, we will propose new ways to present the world of films and further convey the appeal of the works.

[Book information]
Novel "A Woman Who Loves Lies"
Author: Etsu Okabe
Publisher: Tokuma Bunko
On sale at bookstores nationwide from December 1st

[Author Profile]　
Etsu Okabe　
Born in 1964 in Osaka Prefecture, raised in Gunma Prefecture
In 2008, he won the Grand Prize in the short story category of the 3rd "Yu" Ghost Story Literature Award, and the following year he made his debut with the short story collection "Kobone no Koi," named after the winning work. "Zanka Ryouran," published in July 2014, was made into a TV drama series on TBS Golden, and became a hot topic. His other books include "Rebirth," "Papa," and "Free!"

TCP is a program that invites proposals that can be turned into films from both professional and amateur artists, discovers creators who can create the films, and provides comprehensive support from production to rental, sales, and distribution. By supporting "Seeds of Masterpieces" in cooperation with various companies in the industry, we will create an environment that produces new talent and opportunities to meet new creators, thereby contributing to the revitalization of the film market. The winning work will be provided with a total production budget of over 50 million yen to provide financial and production support, and the completed work will be available for rental and sale as an original work at TSUTAYA stores nationwide, TSUTAYA DISCAS, TSUTAYA TV, and other outlets.

TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM 2015 Grand Prix Winner
Movie: "A Woman Who Loves Lies"

Nationwide release on Saturday, January 20, 2018

[Work information]
This project was inspired by an actual newspaper article with the sensational headline, "Who was her husband?"The film "A Woman Who Loves Lies," based on an original screenplay, depicts what would happen if the identity of the person you loved, whom you thought you knew everything about, was a lie... Why would she continue to lie, is that love real, and what is love? A new type of love story has been born, incorporating a mystery element that explores the true identity of a loved one.

The screenplay and direction is by Nakae Kazuhito, a young talent in the advertising industry and winner of the TCP 2015 Grand Prix. His emotional style and unique visual beauty, as seen in commercials for Japan Post Bank, Sumitomo Life, and Sea Breeze, have been highly praised, and he has become the next Tetsuya Nakashima (Confessions, Thirst). He is regarded as a talented person who will lead the next generation of the film industry. Nakae has long aspired to be a film director, and now he is finally taking on his first feature film, which is scheduled for nationwide release.

Masami Nagasawa (30) will play the role of the heroine, Kawahara Yukari. She will be taking on the delicate role of an adult woman, playing a perfect career woman working for a top company who is at the mercy of her boyfriend's big lie. Also, the role of Yukari's boyfriend, who calls himself Koide Kippei, is played by actor Issei Takahashi (36), whose acting has captivated filmmakers all over Japan. The role of Kaibara Takumi, a private detective who becomes Yukari's accomplice, will be played by talented actor Yoshida Kotaro (58), who is now an indispensable presence in dramas and movies.
"Is even love a lie?" Look forward to "The Woman Who Loves Lies," a work that will overturn your concept of "love."

【story】
Her appearance is the ideal that women all over the world aspire to. Kawahara Yukari (Nagasawa Masami), a career woman who works at the forefront of the food manufacturing industry, has been living with her caring boyfriend, Koide Kippei (Takahashi Issei), a medical researcher, for five years. One day, while Yukari was waiting for Kippei to come home late, a police officer suddenly showed up.
"Who the hell is he?"
Kippei is found collapsed and unconscious due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage. It turns out that all of his driver's licenses and medical licenses were forged, and that not only his occupation but even his name was a lie.
Shocked at having been deceived for so long and unable to shake off the question of "who he is," Yukari decides to become a private detective.
They decide to turn to Umihara Takumi (Yoshida Kotaro) for help. Eventually, they find a 700-page unfinished novel that Kippei had been writing.
It contained several hints that reminded people of their hometowns, as well as pictures of a happy family.
With Umihara's help, Yukari learns that the location is somewhere in the Seto Inland Sea, and sets out to uncover Kippei's secret...
Why did Kippei have to lie about everything and deceive Yukari?
And will she be able to discover the true identity of the "nameless man" who is still sleeping in the hospital?

[Director Profile]
Kazuhito Nakae (born April 23, 1981) from Shiga Prefecture
Graduated from Musashino Art University. He began making independent films in college, and his graduation project, "Single," won the Audience Award at the Pia Film Festival and was subsequently shown at several international film festivals. In 2008, he won the Grand Prix in the Fabulous 4 category at ADFEST, the Asian version of the Cannes Lions Lions. He is at the forefront of the industry as a commercial director/planner. He won the Grand Prix at the TSUTAYA CREATORS' PROGRAM FILM 2015 for "A Woman Who Loves Lies" (the project title at the time of winning the Grand Prix was "The Woman Who Slept with Lies"), and took the helm for his first feature film.

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