Renai Saiban
Love on Trial
- Release Date
- January, 23rd, 2026
- Running Time
- 124 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Subtitle
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[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- SAITO Kyoko ── YAMAOKA Mai
- KURA Yuki ── MAYAMA Kei
- KARATA Erika ── YABUKI Saya
- TSUDA Kenjiro ── YOSHIDA Koichi
[ Staff ]
- FUKADA Koji ── Screenplay
- MITANI Shintaro ── Screenplay
- SHINOMIYA Hidetoshi ── Cinematography
- Sylvie LAGER ── Editor
- agehasprings ── Music
[ Production Company ]
"LOVE ON TRIAL" Film Partners
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
TOHO
[ Story ]
An original film conceived and written by internationally acclaimed director Fukada Koji, inspired by a real-life court case. It explores the contradictions of the "no dating" rule for idols.
Mai (Saito Kyoko), the lead singer of the idol group "Happy☆Fanfare," unexpectedly reunites with her middle school classmate Kei (Kura Yuki) and falls in love with him. She struggles between the no-dating rule she has to follow as an idol and her own uncontrollable feelings. Following an incident, Mai impulsively rushes to Kei's side...
[ Official Site ]
https://renai-saiban.toho.co.jp
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2025 Cannes Film Festival, Cannes Première
[ Contact (International) ]
TOHO Global Inc.
1-2-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8415
tel: +81 3 3591 1216
E-mail: [email protected]



