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Athlete (2019)

NR Aug 03, 2019 Drama, Romance 1h 28m
60%
User Score
6.0/10

I want to live my life being me.

Overview

Ex-swimmer Kōhei, facing divorce, meets aspiring animator Yūtaka in Tokyo’s gay district. Their fiery attraction deepens amid emotional highs and lows.

Yasutoshi Murakawa
Writer
Takamasa Oe
Director

Top Billed Cast

Joe Nakamura
Joe Nakamura

Kaido Kōhei
Kondo Yohdi
Kondo Yohdi

Imaizumi Yūtaka (Yūta)
Reina Tasaki
Reina Tasaki

Kaido Mizuna
Yoshiaki Umegaki
Yoshiaki Umegaki

Priscilla
Minamoto Rai
Minamoto Rai

Mimosa

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Athlete - Official trailer
Athlete - Official trailer
Trailer
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Reviews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on March 28, 2022

A stylishly filmed story about a thirty-something swimming teacher who, having been divorced by his wife, encounters a young man and together they embark on a journey of self-discovery. It's all pretty predictable stuff: inner demons are faced and it has it's fair share of love, lust, jealousy - and, of course, external family problems that all weigh heavily on the younger man as he struggles to find and accept love and on the older as he deals with his teenage daughter. The ending, though really quite unfulfilling, is actually appropriate and honest. Two decent performances from Joe Nakamura and Yohdi Kondo keep this interesting, if not exactly thought-provoking....

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