Mitsuo Ichikawa reconnects with his former schoolmate and mentor, only to discover he's a thug and a murderer. Instead of distancing themselves, they forge a new alliance.
Acting
Fuchikami and Tanaka's terrifying, tender chemistry.
Cinematography
Neon-drenched yokohama streets like a fever dream.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes romantic clichés.
Director
Eiji Uchida
Yasushi Fuchikami
Mitsuo Ichikawa
Shunsuke Tanaka
Mitsuo Ichikawa
Shunpei Kawagoshi
Mitsuo Ichikawa (high school days)
Kenta Suga
Mitsuo Ichikawa (high school days)
Ami Tomite
Asami
Kazuya Takahashi
Toshiomi Nakaoka
Shigemitsu Ogi
Saeki
Wataru Ichinose
Sakurai
Daikichi Sugawara
Mio Imada
Shinsuke Kato
Detective Takatori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Eiji Uchida made this between 'Lowlife Love' and 'Midnight Swan,' completing his trilogy of outsiders destroying themselves beautifully.
The mint candy motif isn't just cute—it's a callback to the original boys' love manga trope of shared consumables as coded desire, here rotted into something almost sinister.
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