Ex-swimmer Kōhei, facing divorce, meets aspiring animator Yūtaka in Tokyo’s gay district. Their fiery attraction deepens amid emotional highs and lows.
Acting
Nakamura's trembling restraint vs. Yohdi's chaotic spark.
Production
Shinjuku Ni-chōme captured with unglamorous, lived-in authenticity.
Director
Takamasa Oe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Takamasa Oe, openly gay himself, insisted on casting LGBTQ+ actors for authenticity in Japan's still-conservative film industry.
The title's irony cuts deep: Kōhei was an athlete defined by his body, now learning to live in it as himself—clumsily, painfully, finally.
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