The Shortest Distance Is Round
Watch TrailerHaruto is a freshman and a loner high school student until the arrival of the new teacher Aoyama. Aoyama cares for Haruto and starts to exchange letters with him, as something more grows inside both of them. But one night, an unexpected kiss ends their beautiful relationship. Three years later, Haruto has become a male prostitute in order to pay back his debts, when he reunites with Aoyama by chance.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 最短距離は回りくどくて |
| Year | 2019 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Director | Daisuke Yamanouchi |
| Runtime | 70 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (12 votes) |
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The film constructs its narrative on the contrast between the tenderness of written correspondence and the crude physiology of reality, employing silence and static frames to convey the characters' profound isolation. It explores motifs of untimely love drawn from Japanese literary tradition.
What lingers after viewing is an unconventional romance where emotional intimacy proves more perilous than horror, leaving a distinctly bitter and uneasy aftertaste. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Daisuke Yamanouchi
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Alone on a quiet evening, to absorb every pause and subtle implication.
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