Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student. The film is less a realistic exploration of gay life than a fairy tale of three young Japanese trying to construct an alternative to the sexual and familial roles given to them by a society turning increasingly emotionally barren.
Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Kai Ato, Masuyo Iwamoto, Mariko Kaga
Crew: Shin'ya Kawai (Producer), Jōji Matsuoka (Writer), Jōji Matsuoka (Director), Haruo Umekawa (Producer), Tomoki Ikeda (Producer), Mitsuo Endo (Production Design)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Fuji Television Network, Space Bond
Runtime: 98 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 24, 1992
IMDb: 6.7
Keywords:japan, husband wife relationship, double life, based on novel or book, love triangle, parent child relationship, arranged marriage, lover, marriage, restaurant, alcoholism, family relationships, marriage of convenience, love, unrequited love, in the closet, doctor, alcoholic, stranger, parent-in-law child-in-law relationship, gay theme, boys' love (bl)
