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One Year to Live, Buy a Man

RomanceDrama

Given a year to live, frugal 40-year-old Yui finally lets herself spend: "buying" nightclub host Sena. What begins as a contract takes an unexpected turn. From TMDB

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One Year to Live, Buy a Man is a 2026 romance drama film, starring Ko Shibasaki, Eiji Akaso and Michitaka Tsutsui.

  • 10 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Lemmy
  • posts span Sep 16, 2026 to Nov 7, 2026

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  • neuracnu @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 16, 2026

    One Year to Live, Buy a Man (2026, dir Hiroki Kazama). Original title (JA): 余命一年、男をかう (Yomei ichi-nen, otoko o kau, I have one year left to live, so I buy a man.) 40-year-old single woman Yui Katakura enjoys being frugal. She has deliberately avoided anything she deems to be uneconomical, including romance and marriage. During a free medical examination, she is told she only has a year left to live. But instead of fear, Yui feels a strange sense of relief. "If I'm going to die, there's no…

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  • Tanja @joypops.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2026

    I watched One Year to Live, Buy a Man again. :)) And on second viewing, it was so much better that my original rating was completely wrong. This time, i could really pay attention to every little detail, and the ost in the second half was just so beautiful. The colour scheme throughout...

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  • Her Cool Aunt @her-cool-aunt.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    Can definitely recommend #OneYearToLiveBuyAMan if you’re in the mood for an interesting, openminded, meaningful but gentle J-film. It does deal with themes of illness (cancer) and death, though, so be aware. At under 2 hours, it doesn’t have time to get really deep, but it’s still warm for all that.

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  • Sejal Sukhadwala @sejalsukhadwala.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    I have no idea what it's like, but purely on the strength of its title you gotta watch 'One Year To Live, Buy A Man' on Netflix. Other eccentric-sounding Japanese titles: - 'Who Saw The Peacock Dance In The Jungle?' - 'Until The T-Shirt Dries'

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  • azteclady @azteclady.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    I keep threatening to get Netflix for a month or so, just to binge a couple of things, but I keep putting it off because money--this one could be the one that makes me pull the triggler: "One Year to Live, Buy a Man"

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  • Tanja @joypops.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2026

    One Year to Live, Buy a Man Story: 7.5 Acting: 7.5 Music: 7 Rewatch value: 4

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  • Tanja @joypops.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    Today: The last two eps of Make Me Tingle One Year to Live, Buy a Man A busy day! 😺📺

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  • Jason M @filmnohito.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2026

    The first Japanese Film Trailer post for this week has... Godzilla Minus Zero, One Year to Live, Buy a Man, 3mm no koi, Kamen Rider Kabuto 20th: Inheritor of Heaven, Two Cigarettes Three Nights genkinahito.wpcomstaging.com/2026/11/03/g...

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  • realcaseyrollins @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 1, 2026

    One Year to Live, Buy a Man | Official Trailer | Netflix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH-RRKQGdJ8

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  • 💚🌹Helen🌹💚 #OFMDForever @cherubwaifu.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2026

    I finished watching One Year to Live, Buy a Man. That was a good movie. ☺️❤️

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  • ChudRank @chudrank.comBluesky · Nov 6, 2026

    One Year to Live, Buy a Man (2026): 49/100. Dead centre. CHUD or WOKE, what do you say? Vote: chudrank.com/movie/1654940 #OneYearToLiveBuyAMan #FilmSky

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  • New On Netflix UK [Fan Account] @uk.newonnetflix.infoBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    One Year to Live, Buy a Man (2026) 1hr 49m [12] Given a year to live, frugal 40-year-old Yui finally lets herself spend: "buying" nightclub host Sena. What begins as a contract takes an unexpected turn. #NowStreaming #Netflix #NetflixUK

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Top Cast

Ko Shibasaki actor profile photo
Ko Shibasaki
Yui Katakura
Eiji Akaso actor profile photo
Eiji Akaso
Sena
Michitaka Tsutsui actor profile photo
Michitaka Tsutsui
Masami Ikuyama
Naomi Nishida actor profile photo
Naomi Nishida
Mizuho Maruyama
Yui Narumi actor profile photo
Yui Narumi
Nachi
Ryubi Miyase actor profile photo
Ryubi Miyase
Kiriya
Koen Kondo actor profile photo
Koen Kondo
Doctor
Mari Hamada actor profile photo
Mari Hamada
Sena's Mother

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