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DramaRomance

Athlete

"I want to live my life being me."

User Score14 votes
56%5.6/10
Release2019
Runtime1H 28M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased

Synopsis

Ex-swimmer Kōhei, facing divorce, meets aspiring animator Yūtaka in Tokyo’s gay district. Their fiery attraction deepens amid emotional highs and lows.

Principal Cast5

Full Cast & Crew (7)

Media10

Backdrops

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Posters

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Director

Takamasa Oe

Takamasa Oe

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Certification

NR

Keywords

divorcetwinklgbtcloseted homosexualgay themeboys' love (bl)

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Reviews1

CinemaSerf6/10

A stylishly filmed story about a thirty-something swimming teacher who, having been divorced by his wife, encounters a young man and together they embark on a journey of self-discovery. It's all pretty predictable stuff: inner demons are faced and it has it's fair share of love, lust, jealousy - and, of course, external family problems that all weigh heavily on the younger man as he struggles to find and accept love and on the older as he deals with his teenage daughter. The ending, though really quite unfulfilling, is actually appropriate and honest. Two decent performances from Joe Nakamura and Yohdi Kondo keep this interesting, if not exactly thought-provoking.

Mar 28, 2022

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Countries:Japan
Production:キャナルモバコン株式会社株式会社ネクシブ