Hold Me Back (2020)

Profile

• Movie: Hold Me Back (English title) / Stop Me (litera title)
• Romaji: Watashi o Kuitomete
• Japanese: 私をくいとめて

• Director: Akiko Ohku
• Writer: Risa Wataya (novel), Akiko Ohku
• Producer: Takuro Nagai, Yusaku Nakajima, Yoshitaka Yano
• Cinematographer: Natsuyo Nakamura
• World Premiere: November 5, 2020 (Tokyo IFF)
• Release Date: December 18, 2020
• Runtime: 133 min.
• Distributor: Nikkatsu
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Mitsuko Kuroda (Non) is 31-years-old and single. She enjoys her life as a single woman. A big reason why she enjoys her single life is that she has counsellor “A” in her mind, which is her other self. Whenever she does not know what do, “A” gives her the right answers. She believes her happy and peaceful single life with “A” will continue, but she falls in love with Tada-kun (Kento Hayashi). He is a salesperson and younger than her.