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My Man (2014)

My Man poster
Original title
私の男
Directed by
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
III
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A foster father and daughter struggle to protect the twisted bond between them. The film shows the lengths they go to keep their unusual relationship hidden.

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What happens

My Man (Japanese: 私の男, Hepburn: Watashi no Otoko) is a 2014 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and based on Kazuki Sakuraba's Watashi no Otoko novel. The film follows a foster father and daughter and the lengths they take to maintain the twisted nature of their relationship. It was released on 14 June 2014 in Japan. The film won the Golden George at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival and Tadanobu Asano won the award for Best Actor. Fumi Nikaidō won International Rising Star Award for this film at New York Asian Film Festival and Best Actress at 6th Tama Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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