One Year to Live, Buy a Man (2026)

“Saving money is the best entertainment and the perfect way to kill time.” So said Katakura Yui, a 40-year-old single woman. She has deliberately avoided anything she deems to be uneconomical, including romance, marriage, and childbirth. During a free medical examination, she is diagnosed with cancer and told she only has a year left to live. Although the doctor urges surgery, Yui secretly feels relieved. “If I’m going to die, there’s no need to save money anymore.” Her life shifts when Sena, a pink-haired nightclub host down on his luck, unexpectedly approaches asking, “Can you lend me some money?” Yui responds by “buying” him for 720,000 yen. What begins as an odd arrangement gradually becomes a warm, unconventional bond, and to their surprise, an unpredictable love gradually starts to take shape between them. (Source: Netflix) ~~ Adapted from the novel “One Year to Live, Buy a Man” (余命一年、男をかう) by Yoshikawa Toriko (吉川トリコ).

Native Title: 余命一年、男をかう

Also Known As: Yomei Ichi Nen, Otoko wo Kau