Miwa Kanzaki (Wakana Matsumoto) is a stay-at-home housewife to her husband, Hiroki Kanzaki (Kei Tanaka), as the couple plans on having a child someday. However, their marriage is on the rocks: Miwa’s love for her husband has faded and he no longer treats her well, leaving her feeling trapped. One day, Miwa meets her childhood friend Ryo Fuyutsuki (Tatsuya Fukazawa), whom she hasn't seen in years but always loved. In a night that changes things forever, they sleep together – and Miwa later finds out that she is pregnant with his child. Fearing the prospects of divorce and single motherhood without financial stability, she decides to tell Hiroki that the baby is his, setting off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.

Construction company employee Michi Yoshino (Nao) is married to a shy and reticent man who loves her, but avoids her whenever she tries to get intimate with him – to the extent that it’s been two years since they last had sex. One evening, feeling particularly neglected and frustrated, she sits outside drinking a can of beer when she bumps into her successful and popular boss Makoto Niina (Takanori Iwata). Like her, Makoto is also feeling neglected by his spouse: his wife is a successful fashion editor who never “has time” for intimacy. But could this heart-to-heart lead them to a dangerous romantic encounter… and the potential end of both their marriages? This 2023 Japanese drama series was based on a manga series by Haru Haruno and was directed by Hiroshi Nishitani.

Kyoichi Otomo (Tadayoshi Okura), a serial cheater, finds himself caught by Imagase Wataru (Ryo Narita), a private detective hired by his wife and his former university friend. Imagase uses his evidence of Kyoichi's infidelity to negotiate intimate encounters, blackmailing Kyoichi with the threat of exposing his affairs. When Kyoichi's wife eventually divorces him, the two men begin to explore their complicated relationship, with Imagase harboring a long-standing crush on Kyoichi. Their connection deepens, revealing complex emotions and challenging dynamics between a chronic cheater and his persistent admirer. Can these two navigate their tumultuous past and potential future together? Adapted from Setona Mizushiro's manga, "The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese" is a 2020 Japanese romance film directed by Yukisada Isao.