Trailer: ‘Strangers in Kyoto’

By   |  Apr 22, 2025

‘Strangers in Kyoto’ (ぶぶ漬けどうどす) is a 2025 Japanese comedy-drama directed by Masanori Tominaga.

The film revolves around a freelance writer who moves to Kyoto and begins interviewing locals so that she can write a manga about their lifestyles. The cast includes Mai Fukagawa, Zuru Onodera, Reiko Kataoka, Ritsu Otomo, and Ryuya Wakaba.

Synopsis: Madoka Shibusawa (Mai Fukagawa) works as a freelance writer. She moved to Kyoto from Tokyo after marrying the eldest son of a long-established Kyoto fan shop. She begins interviewing her in-laws and female owners of long-running shops, in order to write a manga about their lifestyles. But Madoka is confused by some cultural differences in Kyoto, and she ends up angering them. [Source: AsianWiki]

‘Strangers in Kyoto’ opens across Japan on June 6, 2025.

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