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Athlete

Athlete

5,6 /10 (14 Votes)
2019 JA 88 min

Overview

Ex-swimmer Kōhei, facing divorce, meets aspiring animator Yūtaka in Tokyo’s gay district. Their fiery attraction deepens amid emotional highs and lows.

Release date

03/08/2019

Votes

14

Popularity

0.7

I want to live my life being me.

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

アスリート 〜俺が彼に溺れた日々〜

Language

JA

Runtime

88 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-03-28

⭐ 6

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 …

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