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Athlete( 2019)

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I want to live my life being me.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Joe Nakamura

      Kaido Kōhei

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      Kondo Yohdi

      Imaizumi Yūtaka (Yūta)

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      Reina Tasaki

      Kaido Mizuna

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      Yoshiaki Umegaki

      Priscilla

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      Minamoto Rai

      Mimosa

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Mar 28 2022
    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 a...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • divorce
    • twink
    • lgbt
    • closeted homosexual
    • gay theme
    • boys' love (bl)