Love Scenario (2010)

Love Scenario 2010 / 恋愛戯曲　私と恋におちてください 2010 / Renai Gikyoku - Watashi to Koi ni Ochite Kudasai

This love comedy is based on the play of the same name, both of which are directed by Kokami Shoji, who heads the Third Stage Theatre Company. A female playwright who has fallen into a heavy slump presents an unreasonable demand to a forgettable TV producer. Its three-level structure (reality, a play-within-a-play, and a play-within-a-play-within-a-play) is unique. Mayumi is a popular playwright who receives an assignment to write the script for a special TV drama but she can't get any words down on the page. When pressed by a mediocre producer named Mukai, she gives him an ultimatum: If he wants the script, he'll have to go out with her.