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CLOSE-KNIT (KARERA GA HONKI DE AMU TOKI WA)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Drama, LGBT - 127 minutes

Log Line

She was born as "He". We all can be different.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2017 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2017 (Line up)
  • Busan 2017 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Naoko OGIGAMI
Cast : Toma IKUTA, Kenta KIRITANI

Synopsis

One spring Hiromi, who is the mother of an 11-year-old girl Tomo, left home for the umpteenth time. Tomo is accustomed to such a mother and as always went to Makio's place. He is a brother of Hiromi and has lived with Rinko, a pretty girlfriend. Actually, Rinko is a transwoman. She works as a caregiver in a nursing home where Makio's mother Sayuri who suffers from dementia is living. Rinko makes a delicious meal and sometimes cuddles Tomo. She is a little confused, but Tomo, Rinko and Makio start to live a life together.

One day Rinko teaches Tomo to knit to control her temper. Rinko was also taught by her mother at the age of puberty when she struggled with her sexuality.
A daughter neglected by her mother. A gentle uncle and his transgender lover. An angsty boy who recognizes a sense of himself as a gay… A warm "knitting" reorganizes unconventional family.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2017 Panorama
Busan IFF 2017 A Window on Asian Cinema


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