Virgin Love

Hardworking, intelligent, reliable, and beautiful, Shoji Shoko (Matsumura Sayuri) is admired by everyone around her, and for good reason. Sadly, despite everything she has going for her, Shoko can’t seem to see past her lackluster love life. Convinced that being a virgin is somehow a fatal flaw, Shoko is determined to do everything she can to “fix” this problem as quickly as possible. After raiding the self-help and beauty sections of her local bookstore, Shoko gets to work “improving” herself. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tries, she can’t seem to find a way to kickstart her nonexistent love life. But when she finds an ad for “Love House”, a house shared by six strangers all looking for love, Shoko decides it’s an opportunity she can’t pass up.  Moving into “Love House”, Shoko is certain this is where she’ll find love; but when relationships between the residents begin to heat up, Shoko’s love life goes from nonexistent to complicated. Soon tangled in a web of rivalry, lust, and lies, Shoko finds herself wondering, is this really the best way to find love? Adapted from the manga series “Shojo Love. -Virgin Shoko-san-” by Yamashina Tina, “Virgin Love” is a 2023 Japanese romance drama directed by Yoshino Mamoru.