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My Beautiful Man: Eternal

2023 · 103 min

A quiet, aching romance about insecurity and devotion, carried by longing glances and inner turmoil rather than plot.

Directed by: Mai Sakai
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Riku Hagiwara, Yusei Yagi, Nimura Sawa

Overview: As college graduation nears, Hira struggles with Kiyoi's growing fame as an actor, while Kiyoi just wants an equal relationship. Can their love survive?

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Directed by: Mai Sakai
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Riku Hagiwara, Yusei Yagi, Nimura Sawa

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
obsession
class
celebrity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Mai Sakai
Written by: Fumi Tsubota
Starring: Riku Hagiwara, Yusei Yagi, Nimura Sawa, Soko Wada, Motoki Ochiai, Akira Takano, Kentaro Maeda, Dai Ikeda
Music: Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Cinematography: Rei Hirano
Runtime: 103 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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