Breathless Lovers

Breathless Lovers

2017 · 20 min

Suffering from heartbreak and asthma, 23-year-old Toshiyuki pushes the limits of his body to chase the ghost of his recently deceased boyfriend against the black-blue backdrop of Tokyo’s cityscape. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

Directed by Shumpei Shimizu

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