# Hold Me Back (2020)

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**Original title**: *私をくいとめて*
**Runtime**: 133 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Akiko Ohku
**Written by**: Akiko Ohku
**Starring**: Non, Kento Hayashi, Asami Usuda, Takuya Wakabayashi, Hairi Katagiri, Ai Hashimoto

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently single life is the best life. Mitsuko Kuroda is a 31 year old single woman with an inner counselor. She falls for a younger salesperson.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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