Onna no Kigen no Naoshi Kata (2019 Film)

Onna no Kigen no Naoshi Kata (Japanese: 女の機嫌の直し方), internationally known as Handling Method for Grumpy Woman, is a 2019 Japanese comedy film directed by Shunsuke Arita. The screenplay was written by Naomi Hiruta, based on the 2017 essay of the same name by Ihoko Kurokawa.

Promotional image for the film — Promotional material for the 2019 film.

Plot

The story follows Ai Majima, a university student specializing in artificial intelligence. To gather data for her graduation thesis, which focuses on the differences in brain function between men and women and how these differences influence interpersonal conflict, she begins working part-time at a wedding hall. The film explores her observations and attempts to apply her research to the social dynamics she encounters in the workplace.

Cast

The film features an ensemble cast, including:

Akari Hayami as Ai Majima
Yuta Hiraoka as Seiji Aoyagi
Rena Matsui as Mari Kitazawa
Daichi Saeki as Yu Kitazawa
Erena Mizusawa as Azusa Kobayakawa
Goki Maeda as Tsuyoshi Hayashi
Mayumi Asaka as Harumi Kitazawa
Hideko Hara as Satoko Shintani
Akio Kaneda as Daigo Shintani

Akari Hayami portrays the lead character, Ai Majima.

Production

The film was produced by Yoshimoto Creative Agency and premiered at the Okinawa International Movie Festival on April 20, 2019, before its general release in Japan on June 15, 2019. It shares its source material with a 2019 television drama series of the same title.