A gay couple, a baby-crazy stranger, and the messiest co-parenting audition you'll ever witness.
Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.
Acting
Reiko Kataoka's Asako—unhinged, heartbreaking, impossible to look away from
Direction
Hashiguchi's unflinching long takes that refuse to let you breathe or escape
Director
Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Japan's 2000s 'queer cinema' wave alongside 'All About Lily Chou-Chou,' Hashiguchi deliberately rejected BL conventions for something far more abrasive.
The film's working title was literally 'Baby Project'—the casualness makes the horror hit harder. Kataoka reportedly stayed in character between takes, alienating the male leads for real.
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