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Athlete

Athlete

2019 88min JA

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.

director: Takamasa Oe

cast: Joe Nakamura, Kondo Yohdi, Reina Tasaki, Yoshiaki Umegaki

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Drama

Romance

Credits

Joe Nakamura

Joe Nakamura

Kaido Kōhei

Kondo Yohdi

Kondo Yohdi

Imaizumi Yūtaka (Yūta)

Reina Tasaki

Reina Tasaki

Kaido Mizuna

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Priscilla

Minamoto Rai

Minamoto Rai

Mimosa

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