Movielogr
Closet (2020)
Directed by Takehiro Shindo
Overview
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Yosuke Minokawa | Aino Kuribayashi | Iku Arai | Shinji Ozeki | Shugo Nagashima | Ikkei Watanabe | Ryo Shinoda | Kanako Miyashita | Sachiko Nakagome | Ryosuke Watabe | Takaya Aoyagi | Yumiko Nakamura | Marina Mizushima | Reina Usui | Shutaro Kadoshita | Kosei Kudo | Yura Anno | Yoshinori Edagawa | Asuma | Kenji Inoue | Shinichi Shirahata | Sawa Masaki | Reiko Kusamura