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Mom Thinks I'm Crazy to Marry a Japanese Guy (2017)

Mom Thinks I'm Crazy to Marry a Japanese Guy poster
Original title
雖然媽媽說我不可以嫁去日本
Directed by
Yachida Akihisa
Genre
romance film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Taiwanese woman falls in love with a Japanese man and must convince her skeptical mother that their cross-cultural relationship can work. The film follows their romance as they navigate family expectations and cultural differences.

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What happens

Mom Thinks I'm Crazy to Marry a Japanese Guy (Chinese: 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. 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. The film was theatrically released on May 27, 2017 in Japan and in Taiwan on June 16, 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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