Bullied for wanting to be an idol, Kenji finds belonging in a cabaret and help from a trailblazing doctor, emerging onstage as her true self, Ai Haruna.
Acting
Mochizuki's physicality — every gesture calculated, every glance brave.
Costume
Cabaret looks that scream defiance and desire simultaneously.
Direction
Matsumoto shoots Osaka's neon like it's hugging you.
Director
Yusaku Matsumoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ai Haruna is a real Osaka-born transgender TV personality who became a household name in 2000s Japan; this fictionalizes her pre-fame years with her blessing.
Director Matsumoto cast actual cabaret performers from Osaka's Doyama district as background dancers — their real club became the set.
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