Movie·2018·2h 6m
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Country
Japan
Language
Mandarin
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The Story
Original title: 西北西
Kei works at a cocktail bar, while Ai works as a model. Fearing she'll be ostracized by society, Kei chooses not to admit her sexual orientation to anyone, and, as a result, she becomes distressed and lonely. One day, Kei gets close to Naima, an Iranian student studying art in Japan.
Producer
Kaihei Shiota, Han Yu
Cinematography
Yasutaka Sekiné
Editor
Takuro Nakamura
Themes
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Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Hanae Kan
Kei
Sahel Rosa
Naima
Yuka Yamauchi
Ai
Lin Chuhan
Jiro Takasaki
Mio Agazuma
Kensuke Fukatsu
Takahiro Ono
Saeko Asano
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