Miki Takafumi

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.

Out-of-work detective Goro decides to help out at his boyfriend Kunihiko's company. Putting his sleuthing skills to good use, Goro throws himself into his work, earning high praise — and a large reward — from Kunihiko's boss. Suddenly flush with cash, he goes on a binge of indulgence and infidelity, almost neglecting his work completely. Worried that Goro is spiralling out of control, Kunihiko seeks advice from his boss, but finds himself drawn into a deep, forbidden relationship... Meanwhile, Goro is asked by one of his lovers to investigate a cheating partner, but the target is the last person he expects: Kunihiko's boss.

Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing father, the line between acting and reality threatens to blur.