Athlete (2019)
Kōhei is a former competitive swimmer who lives an ordinary life with his wife and high school daughter. One day, his wife suddenly asks him for a divorce. He then has a fateful encounter in Tokyo’s gay district, Shinjuku Ni-chōme, with a beautiful boy named Yūtaka. Yūtaka dreams of becoming an animator while working as an online chat boy. At the same time, he is struggling to tell his father that he is gay. They are both confused but eventually become attracted to each other. Then, they have sex. One day they make love, and the next day they hurt each other. Through these emotional ups and downs, their relationship grows deeper and deeper.
- Takamasa Oe
- Yasutoshi Murakawa
Rating: 6/10 by 13 users
Alternative Title:
Athlete: Ore ga kare ni oboreta hibi - JP
アスリート〜俺が彼に溺れた日々〜 - JP
アスリート 俺が彼に溺れた日々 - JP
アスリート - JP
Asurīto: Ore ga kare ni oboreta hibi - JP
沉溺 - CN
沉溺 - TW
沉溺 - HK
Athlete - FR
Athlete - US
Country:
Japan
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: divorce, twink, lgbt, closeted homosexual, gay theme, boys' love (bl)
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.
