6.0
“I want to live my life being me.”
Athlete (2019)
August 3, 20191h 28mJA
5.6
14 votes
Overview
Ex-swimmer Kōhei, facing divorce, meets aspiring animator Yūtaka in Tokyo’s gay district. Their fiery attraction deepens amid emotional highs and lows.
Director
Takamasa OeWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
キャナルモバコン株式会社株式会社ネクシブ
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CinemaSerf
6.0A 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…
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