Closet (2020)
In Tokyo, lonely patrons pay to sleep ("soine") with someone. Massage, cuddle, sleep… for comfort and nothing more than the warm embrace of another. Tasuku, a young man fresh out of a relationship, starts a new job as one of the cuddlers. He's nervous and reticent, but soon finds himself with a procession of clients, male as well as female. In his unique position as their companion, he finds himself privy to the true selves they keep closeted. Tender performance and contemplative writing elevate an exploration of the human need for comfort and tenderness, while learning to be true to oneself.
Director: Takehiro Shindo
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Yosuke Minokawa as |
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Aino Kuribayashi as |
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Iku Arai as |
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Shinji Ozeki as |
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Shugo Nagashima as |
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Ikkei Watanabe as |
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Ryo Shinoda as |
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Kanako Miyashita as |
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Sachiko Nakagome as |
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Ryosuke Watabe as |
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Takaya Aoyagi as |
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Yumiko Nakamura as |
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Marina Mizushima as |
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Reina Usui as |
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Shutaro Kadoshita as |
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Kosei Kudo as |
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Yura Anno as |
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Yoshinori Edagawa as |
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Asuma as |
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Kenji Inoue as |
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Shinichi Shirahata as |
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Sawa Masaki as |
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Reiko Kusamura as |
| Directing | Takehiro Shindo | Director |
| Production | Akiko Misaizu | Producer |
| Production | Iwamoto Tsutomu | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kaneyoshi Suzuki | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tomotake Matsumoto | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Aya Sawada | Script |
| Sound | Seiji Momoi | Music |
| Crew | Shigeru Tajima | Cinematography |
| Editing | Genta Tamaki | Editor |
| Production | Takefumi Yoshikawa | Casting |
| Directing | Kei Taguchi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hiroki Nozaki | Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | 小山徳美 | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Hironori Ito | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Hiroyuki Takase | Line Producer |