Kento Hayashi and Nana Komatsu are cast for lead roles in movie “Parasite in Love” (literal title). The film is based on 2016 novel “Koi Suru Kiseichu” by Sugaru Miaki and directed by Kensaku Kakimoto. The film has Kento Hayashi playing Kengo Kosaka. He suffers from mysophobia, which is pathological fear of germs. Nana Komatsu plays high school student Hijiri Sanagi. She suffers from scopophobia, which is a fear of being stared at.
“Parasite in Love” will be released sometime next year in Japan.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: A young man named Kengo Kosaka (Kento Hayashi) suffers from extreme mysophobia. Due to his compulsive disorder, he is unable to maintain a relationship with anyone. Kengo Kosaka is also a lonely young man. Meanwhile, high school student Hijiri Sanagi (Nana Komatsu) has scopophobia. Because of her fear of being stared at, she refuses to go to school. Both Kengo Kosaka and Hijiri Sanagi do not expect to find love with another person, but they meet and fall in love. They have happy days, but ….
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