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Solitude Ability (2021)

Solitude Ability poster
Original title
息をするように
Directed by
Yuka Eda
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
18 min

How it feels

A teenage protagonist struggling with gender identity and self-acceptance moves to a new school. There they meet a boy who helps them come to terms with their inner turmoil.

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What happens

『息をするように』(いきをするように)は、2021年9月18日に公開された日本の短編映画。監督は枝優花、主演は伊藤万理華。Karin.の楽曲にインスパイアされた作品。 思春期で 性自認やアイデンティティが不安定な主人公が、転校先で少年に出会ったことで、心の奥底の屈託を前向きに受け入れていく様を描く。 公開初日に東京・ユーロスペースにて上映前に舞台挨拶が行われ、伊藤、Karin.、枝監督が登壇した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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