Main trailer and poster for movie “Maru”

Main trailer and poster added for movie “Maru” starring Tsuyoshi Domoto. Movie is written and directed by Naoko Ogigami (“Riverside Mukolitta“). The film follows an artist Sawada, played by Tsuyoshi Domoto, who becomes fascinated by the shape of a circle. Captions in the trailer states (0:05) “Had an accident,” (0:09) “Sawada who could no longer draw,” (0:14)
“Drew a O,” (0:54) “Even though he was himself, a life that was not his own began to unfold.”

“Maru” will be released October 18, 2024 in Japan.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Sawada (Tsuyoshi Domoto) graduated from an art college, but he has not been able to establish himself as an artist. He now works as an assistant to a popular contemporary artist. Along the way, Sawada has lost the will to become an artist on his own and he has become used to taking orders from the contemporary artist. One day, Sawada gets into an accident and he loses his job due to the injury he got from the accident. Since then he becomes obsessed with the O shape.