The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016)

Other name: 逃げるは恥だが役に立つ, にげるははじだがやくにたつ, 도망치는 건 부끄럽지만 도움이 된다, 月薪嬌妻, 僱傭妻子, 逃避雖可恥但有用, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, Nigehaji, We Married as a Job, Running away is Shameful, but useful

Description:

A young woman in her mid-twenties experiences significant post-graduation struggles, including unemployment and ultimately being laid off from her temporary job. Feeling lost, unwanted, and adrift, she begins a new chapter as a housekeeper for a bachelor. This unexpected turn provides her with a temporary sense of purpose and routine. However, her life takes an even more surprising twist when the bachelor proposes a unique contract marriage.

Despite the unconventional nature of the proposal, driven by mutual convenience rather than romance, they secretly enter into this agreement, becoming husband and wife. The story then delves into their peculiar married life, exploring the complexities and challenges of a relationship built on a secret contract. The film examines whether this arrangement, initially an escape from their individual predicaments, can genuinely evolve into a fulfilling partnership and provide the stability, connection, and belonging they both might secretly crave amidst societal expectations and personal doubts.

Producer: TBS

Director: Kaneko Fuminori [金子文紀]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2016

Genre:Comedy; Contract Relationship; life; Manga; Romance