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Athlete
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byTakamasa Oe[1]
Screenplay byYasutoshi Murakawa
Produced byTomoko Yoshioka
StarringJoe Nakamura
Kondo Yohdi
Yoshiaki Umegaki
Reina Tasaki
Fumihiko Nakamura
Rai Minamoto
CinematographyDaisuke Miura
Music byYasuhira Shigemori
Release dates
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryJapan[1]
LanguageJapanese[1]

Athlete (アスリート 〜俺が彼に溺れた日々〜, Asurīto: Ore ga Kare ni Oboreta Hibi) is a 2019 Japanese drama film directed by Takamasa Oe.[3][1] It made its world premiere in the 28th Rainbow Reel Tokyo festival on July 15, 2019.[1] The film stars Joe Nakamura and Kondo Yohdi.[4][5]

Cast

  • Joe Nakamura as Kohei Kaido
  • Kondo Yohdi as Yutaka "Yuta" Imaizumi
  • Yoshiaki Umegaki as Priscilla
  • Reina Tasaki as Mizuna Kaido
  • Fumihiko Nakamura as Atsushi
  • Rai Minamoto as Mimosa
  • Flora Miwa as Rinka

Release

The film was played at festivals including the 2019 Rainbow Reel Tokyo and Taoyuan Film Festivals[6] and had a small general release in Japan, beginning on July 26 at UPLINK Kichijoji in Kichijoji, Tokyo and expanding on August 3 to cinemas in Osaka, Nagoya and Himeji.[2]

In June 2020, it became available internationally with subtitles in English, Chinese, Thai and Indonesian for subscribers to the Taiwan-based streaming service provider Gagaoolala.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Athlete | The 28th Rainbow Reel Tokyo ~Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival~". Rainbow Reel Tokyo. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "THEATER | athlete-movie" (in Japanese). Eiga "Asurīto: Ore ga Kare ni Oboreta Hibi" Seisaku Iinkai. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "ジョーナカムラとこんどうようぢ共演、LGBT題材にした「アスリート」プレミア上映". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. December 13, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "『アスリート ~俺が彼に溺れた日々~』 ジョーナカムラさん&こんどうようぢさん【インタビュー】". Eiga Log Plus (in Japanese). July 23, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "映画『アスリート~俺が彼に溺れた日々~』初日舞台挨拶レポ―トinアップリンク吉祥寺". Eiga Log Plus (in Japanese). July 27, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Athlete – Features". Gagaoolala. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Athlete Brings Gay Sex to Mainstream Cinema in Japan". GagaTai. Portico Media. June 12, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.