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ふとめの国のありす (2012)

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Country
Japan

How it feels

A heavyset gay man who has carried a secret crush on his high school teacher into adulthood meets a high school girl from a troubled family. They spend a few days together and each grows a little.

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What happens

『ふとめの国のありす』(ふとめのくにのありす)は、2012年10月6日に公開された日本映画。主演は、脇知弘。 本作は、高校時代の男性教師に片思いを秘めたまま成人した太めのゲイの男性と、複雑な家庭の女子高生が出会い数日間一緒に過ごしていく中で少しだけ成長していくドラマ。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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