Twinkle
きらきらひかる
1992 · 1h 43m · Comedy, Drama, Romance · Japan
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student.
Written & directed by
Jōji MatsuokaBased on the novel by
Kaori Ekuni5.9Smart score
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alcoholicalcoholismarranged marriagebased on novel or bookboys' love (bl)doctordouble lifefamily relationshipsgay themehusband wife relationshipin the closetjapanloveloverlove trianglemarriagemarriage of convenienceparent child relationshipparent-in-law child-in-law relationshiprestaurantstrangerunrequited love
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