Athlete
Movie
2019
1h 28m
NR
Japanese
Drama, Romance
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Athlete
NR
Movie
2019
1h 28m
Japanese
Drama, Romance
Kōhei is a former competitive swimmer who lives an ordinary life with his wife and high school daughter. One day, his wife suddenly asks him for a divorce. He then has a fateful encounter in Tokyo’s gay district, Shinjuku Ni-chōme, with a beautiful boy named Yūtaka. Yūtaka dreams of becoming an animator while working as an online chat boy. At the same time, he is struggling to tell his father that he is gay. They are both confused but eventually become attracted to each other. Then, they have sex. One day they make love, and the next day they hurt each other. Through these emotional ups and downs, their relationship grows deeper and deeper.
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Cast
Kaido Kōhei
Imaizumi Yūtaka (Yūta)
Kaido Mizuna
Priscilla
Directed By: Takamasa Oe
Written By: Yasutoshi Murakawa
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
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 More
