Underplayed Gems

Lights of Kyoto (2017)

Lights of Kyoto poster
Original title
逆光の頃
Directed by
Keiichi Kobayashi
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A collection of short stories about teenage boys in Kyoto. They deal with vague anxieties about the future and curiosity about sexuality.

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What happens

『逆光の頃』(ぎゃっこうのころ)は、タナカカツキによる日本の漫画。1988年に第18回ちばてつや大賞で準大賞を受賞した読みきり作品を元に、『コミックモーニング』(講談社)および『モーニングOPEN』(同社刊)で連載後、1989年6月に講談社より単行本が刊行された。 将来への漠然とした不安や性への興味といった思春期特有の少年たちの心情を、京都の街を背景に幻想的に描いた短編連作集。全12話。 小林啓一監督、高杉真宙主演で実写映画化され、2017年7月8日に公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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