| Mom Thinks I'm Crazy to Marry a Japanese Guy | |
| Director: | Akihisa Yachida |
| Producer: | Akihisa Yachida |
| Screenplay: | Shin'ichi Nomura |
| Starring: | Jian Man-shu Yuta Nakano |
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| Music: | Daiki Tsuneta |
| Studio: | Duckbill Entertainment |
| Distributor: | Mamadame Double Edge Entertainment Corp |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | Japan Taiwan |
| Language: | Mandarin Japanese Taiwanese |
| Gross: | NT$10.6 million (Taiwan)[1] [2] |
Mom Thinks I'm Crazy to Marry a Japanese Guy (Mandarin: 雖然媽媽說我不可以嫁去日本; Japanese: ママは日本へ嫁に行っちゃダメと言うけれど) is a 2017 romantic-comedy film directed by Akihisa Yachida.[3] [4] Based upon a non-fiction book by Mr. and Mrs. Mogi, the film is a co-production between Japan and Taiwan, and stars Jian Man-shu and Yuta Nakano.[5] The film was theatrically released on May 27, 2017 in Japan and in Taiwan on June 16, 2017.[6] [7]
Yi-han is a Taiwanese girl who not only has a love for Japanese culture, but also majors the language in college. One day, Yi-han receives a Facebook message from a Japanese guy named Mogi. From then on the pair begin to interact through Facebook. During a holiday trip to Taiwan, Mogi finally met Yi-han for the first time, where time seems to pass even more quickly when they are together. Over time, with the frequent exchanges of messages, they begin to develop mutual feelings for each other, but can they make things work despite the circumstances?