Girlfriend - My Pretend

My Pretend Girlfriend ( Momose, Kotchi o Muite ) is a 2014 Japanese romance drama directed by Saiji Yakumo . Based on a novel by Eiichi Nakata , it follows a quiet high school student named Noboru Aihara who agrees to enter a fake relationship with Hikaru Momose . Plot Overview

: Though they start as strangers, Noboru develops real feelings for Momose as they spend more time together acting as a couple. My Pretend Girlfriend

: A popular upperclassman, Shun Miyazaki, is caught in a secret relationship with Momose while dating his official girlfriend, Tetsuko. To protect his reputation, Miyazaki asks Noboru and Momose to pretend they are dating. My Pretend Girlfriend ( Momose, Kotchi o Muite

: Momose remains hopelessly in love with Miyazaki, even though he is using her to maintain his image with Tetsuko. Key Characters : A popular upperclassman, Shun Miyazaki, is caught

(played by Taro Takeuchi ): A shy, unpopular student who finds himself in his first "romance" via a lie.

The story is framed through a series of flashbacks as an adult Noboru, now an author, returns to his hometown: