Blindly in Love (2013)
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 57M
Director : Masahide Ichii
Writer : Masahide Ichii, Takahiro Tamura
Synopsis
Kentaro is an unsocial 35-year-old who lives with his parents and has never dated a woman. When Kentaro’s parents set up an arranged marriage interview with a girl named Nahoko and her parents, he falls in love for the first time in his life. However, the pair soon run into unexpected obstacles. Nahoko is vision impaired and can’t seem to break free of her doting parents. Meanwhile, Kentaro has no idea how to deal with the surge of new emotions he’s feeling.
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