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Rules of Living

Rules of Living

2025 JA 109 min

Overview

It is a bilingual love comedy about a Japanese divorcee who has to take in an American male roommate to make ends meet. Mikuko Abe is stuck, both in life and in love. When her daughter sends her Vincent, an American visitor, the last thing she wants is to let him live with her. What she doesn't know is that opening up her door to this stranger will soon open up her world.

Release date

19/09/2025

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Status

Released

Original title

ルール・オブ・リビング

Language

JA

Runtime

109 min

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joymisener

2026-06-28

We had a great time at the first Canadian screening of Rules of Living at City Cinema last night — such a lovely film! This was one of the most refreshing and heartfelt movies I’ve seen in a long time. The main characters, played by Kaho and Greg, were incredibly engaging; at times they had the whole theater laughing out loud. The film has so much heart, and it became even clear why that was the case during a video call with the team in Japan. During the panel, we learned that the story draws from some of Greg Dale’s own experiences — he wrote and directed the film, and was a wonderful l…

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