Mom, May I Quit Being Your Daughter?(2017)

Mom, May I Quit Being Your Daughter? is a Japanese comedy-drama about the collision between maternal devotion and adult independence. Akiko and her 25-year-old daughter Mizuki share an unusually close bond—so close that when Mizuki grows distant after meeting her new boyfriend, Akiko sees it as a betrayal. Rather than accept the natural shift, Akiko takes a shocking step: she attempts to seduce the boyfriend herself. What unfolds is a darkly comic exploration of codependency, jealousy, and the messy boundaries between mother and daughter. The film balances humor with genuine emotional tension, examining how love can become suffocating when it refuses to evolve. As Akiko's scheme spirals, both women are forced to confront what their relationship actually means and what it means to grow up.