Underplayed Gems

Breathing Underwater (2025)

Breathing Underwater poster
Original title
水の中で深呼吸
Directed by
Shouji Yasui
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 14m
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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A high school girl named Aoi faces bullying from older students on her swim team. She struggles with her feelings for a female teammate and her childhood male friend, searching for what it means to be normal and true to herself.

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What happens

『水の中で深呼吸』（みずのなかでしんこきゅう）は、2025年7月25日に公開された日本映画。監督は商業長編映画デビュー作となる安井祥二、主演は石川瑠華。 高校1年生の女子・葵が水泳部で上級生からの嫌がらせを受けながら練習に打ち込む日々の中で、同じ水泳部の同級生・日菜に惹かれる感情や幼なじみの男子・昌樹への友情以上の思いの間で揺らぎ、「普通」や「自分らしさ」に対する答えを見つけようとする姿が描かれる。 群馬県中之条町がロケ地となっており、群馬では2024年11月16日に中之条町で開催された「第23回伊参スタジオ映画祭」で上映された。また、2025年3月28日に「第38回高崎映画祭」でも上映された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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