# The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (2020)

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**Original title**: *窮鼠はチーズの夢を見る*
**Runtime**: 130 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Isao Yukisada
**Written by**: Anne Horiizumi
**Starring**: Tadayoshi Okura, Ryo Narita, Shiori Yoshida, Honami Sato, Miyu Sakihi, Noriko Kohara

> *Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film that asks: what if a private investigator was also extremely thirsty? Kyoichi is being investigated by a PI, for cheating on his wife, but the PI has eyes for Kyoichi himself. It's a familiar setup, handled with considerable restraint.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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