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Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

20206.51h 54m

Overview

An effervescent musical about one of the most unlikely couples seen on screen: two Otaku intent on hiding their nerdiness from their colleagues!

Directed by Yuichi Fukuda
Written by Yuichi Fukuda, Shouko Fujibayashi
Produced by Wakamatsu Hiroki
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Top Cast

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata

Narumi Momose

Kento Yamazaki

Kento Yamazaki

Hirotaka Nifuji

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Tarou Kabakura

Nanao

Nanao

Hanako Nonayagi

Jiro Sato

Jiro Sato

The boss

Mio Imada

Mio Imada

Yuki Morita

Kento Kaku

Kento Kaku

Sakamoto Shinji

Tsuyoshi Muro

Tsuyoshi Muro

Bartender

Yumi Wakatsuki

Yumi Wakatsuki

Miku

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Maaya Uchida

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on comicbased on mangarelationshipotakufrikioffice lady (ol)

About Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku is a comedy, romance film released in 2020 exploring themes of japan, based on comic, based on manga, relationship, otaku, friki. Directed by Yuichi Fukuda, it stars Mitsuki Takahata, Kento Yamazaki, Takumi Saitoh. An effervescent musical about one of the most unlikely couples seen on screen: two Otaku intent on hiding their nerdiness from their colleagues!

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