April Fools (2015)

Ayumi Nitta is a member of a hospital cleaning staff and suffers from extreme social anxiety. After having a one-night stand with genius surgeon and sex addict Wataru Makino, Ayumi discovers she’s pregnant. However, when she tells Wataru, he dismisses her claim as a bad April Fools joke. Refusing to believe he could possibly be the father of Ayumi’s baby after just one night together, Wataru takes a woman named Reiko on a date to an Italian restaurant. However, Ayumi also shows up, leading to a major incident.

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Top billed cast

Erika TodaAyumi Nitta
Tori MatsuzakaWataru Makino
NanaoReiko
Yusuke SantamariaRestaurant Receptionist
Yukiyoshi OzawaRestaurant Owner Chef
Kōtarō SatomiRoyal Gentleman
Sumiko FujiRoyal Madam
Susumu TerajimaPoor Kidnapper
Kenichi TakitohNice Driver
Masanobu TakashimaDetective

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