Director: Mitsuhiro Mihara
Year: 2006
Plot: “Drama following a young boxer Tomokazu and his relationship with his best friend Yoshiko and sister Misao as while he's training for an important match. His sister and friend have always been there for him, supporting him, but Tomokazu is about to find out that not everything is as simple as it may seem.”
First off, I must state that this is a shonen-ai or boys-love movie. It isn’t graphic in any sense. This movie is more about the emotional connections, and not any actual physical display. I do mean anything by the way, there is no kissing or anything. Which is a little depressing, but the movie is good despite.
At the base of this movie, there is in fact a love triangle between Tomokazu, Yoshiko, and Misao. This is because both Yoshiko and Misao are in love with Tomokazu. Yes, Misao is Tomokazu’s sister (step-sister to be exact), and that what makes it hard on her. If she wasn’t related to him in anyway, she wouldn’t be put in the situation of watching him and Yoshiko together (not in a relationship just really close). Yoshiko on the other hand put the stress upon himself, but it doesn’t seem completely one-sided either, but you’ll have to see it for yourself.
I love the fact that Yoshiko as a photographer pays off in the end. I just love the last little bit after the credits. To have Tomokazu as being the subject of that picture is really great for the storyline. Of course the little love between the two pays off quite well also.
I also loved the fact that Misao came to terms with everything. She was able to realize that she had the best relationship she could have with Tomokazu and that she would never loose him. That leads her to realize how Yoshiko feels and not just that he is a rival, and even help him out a bit.
I loved this movie. Even though I don’t usually like dramas and romance movies, I seem to love the Asian ones. This movie was so cute and innocent, though I hated that Tomokazu didn’t go after Yoshiko at one point in the movie. That fact worked itself out though, so it is okay. This is seriously one movie that I will be recommending to people, as long as they are not homophobic in anyway. Those ones definitely won’t like this movie. n.n
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