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Toho Co., Ltd. has provided information and high-res photos from THE LIES SHE LOVED (??????, Uso wo Aisuru Onna), opening in Japan on January 20, 2018. The film is a love story inspired by news reports about woman who discovered her husband had fabricated everything she thought she knew about his life. In 2015, award-winning commercial director Kazuhito Nakae submitted the treatment Who was your husband? to the Tsutaya Creator`s Program Film, an event held to uncover new filmmaking talent. His story won the grand prize out of 474 entries, allowing Nakae to develop it into his feature film directorial debut, THE LIES SHE LOVED. Yukari Kawahara, the film`s heroine, is portrayed by Masami Nagasawa. She played one of Mothra`s twin fairies in both GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS (???×???×????? SOS, Gojira Tai Mosura Tai Mekagojira Tokyo Esu Oo Esu, 2003) and GODZILLA: FINAL WARS (??? ?????????, Gojira Fainaru Uoozu), with additional roles in HIDDEN FORTRESS: THE LAST PRINCESS (???????, Kakushi Toride no San Akunin - The Last Princess, 2008), OUR LITTLE SISTER (??diary, Umimachi Diary, 2015), GOOD MORNING SHOW (???????????, Guddo Mooningu Shoo, 2016) and GINTAMA (??, 2017). Nagasawa also provided the voices for Umi Matsuzaki in Studio Ghibli`s FROM UP ON POPPY HILL (???????, Kokuriko-Zaka Kara, 2011) and Miki Okudera in the anime smash hit YOUR NAME (?????, Kimi no Na wa., 2016). She will next be seen in 50 FIRST KISSES (50??????????, 50 Kaime no Fasuto Kisu), a remake of the 2004 Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore romantic comedy 50 FIRST DATES. The mysterious Kippei Koide is played by Issei Takahashi, a veteran actor who has seen a recent rise in popularity. Takahashi played one of the Crazy 88 in Quentin Tarantino`s KILL BILL: VOL. 1 (2003) and a government bureaucrat in SHIN GODZILLA (??????, Shin Gojira, 2016). His other credits include MEATBALL MACHINE (-?????????-, Mitoboru Mashin, 2006), DETROIT METAL CITY (?????????????, Detoroito Metaru Shiti, 2008), MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION – Part 1 (3?????? ??, Sangatsu no Raion Zenpen, 2017), MARCH COMES IN LIKE A LION – Part 2 (3?????? ??, Sangatsu no Raion Kohen) and THE LIMIT OF SLEEPING BEAUTY (?????????????????????, Rimitto Obu Suripingu Byuti, 2017).

STORY Career woman Yukari Kawahara (Masami Nagasawa) has lived with her caring, medical researcher boyfriend Kippei Koide (Issei Takahashi) for five years. One day, she is visited at home by a police officer suddenly pays her a visit and informs her that Kippei has been hospitalized after collapsing from a brain hemorrhage. He also tells her that routine check has revealed that her boyfriend`s driver`s license and professional ID were counterfeits, leaving his true identity unknown. "Who is he?" Shocked that everything she knows about her boyfriend is a lie, Yukari turns to a private detective, Takumi Kaibara (Kotaro Yoshida), and his assistant, Kimura (Daigo), to uncover the truth. During the investigation they encounter Kokoha (Rina Kawaei), a college student who called Kippei "teacher", who sheds some light on his daily life apart from Yukari. They also find a 700 page novel he had written, that hints at a family and hometown somewhere in the Seto Inland Sea. Why did Kippei falsify everything and deceive Yukari? Will YUkari ever learn the true identity of the "unnamed man" that lies comatose in the hospital?

CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: January 20, 2018 (Nationwide Roadshow) Running Time: 118 Minutes Cast Yukari Kawahara: Masami Nagasawa Kippei Koide: Issei Takahashi Kimura: Daigo Kokoha: Rina Kawaei Masako: Hitomi Kuroki Takumi Kaibara: Kotaro Yoshida Staff Director: Kazuhito Nakae Screenplay: Kazuhito Nakae, Nozomi Kondo Producers: Shuji Abe, Hisashi Usui, Koichi Murakami Cinematographer: Yoshihiro Ikeuchi Music: Harumi Fuki Production Company: "THE LIES SHE LOVED" Film Partners Production Studio: ROBOT Distributor: Toho © 2018 "THE LIES SHE LOVED" Film Partners

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Founded in 1932, Toho Co., Ltd. is one of the leading entertainment conglomerates in Japan. Toho is best known worldwide as the producer of the Godzilla films, as well as most of the films by the world-renowned director, Akira Kurosawa. Besides film production, Toho also distributes Japanese films (earning the highest box office receipts for decades in Japan) as well as foreign films through its subsidiary, owns first class movie theaters throughout Japan, produces legitimate plays and musicals, and has more than 100 entertainment-related subsidiaries.