Egoist
Alternative title: Egoisuto

Directed by Daishi Matsunaga

Kôsuke, having lost his mother at 14, grew up suppressing his gay identity in a rural village. Now a fashion magazine editor in Tokyo, he meets Ryûta, a personal trainer raised by his single mother. Their bond grows as they spend time with Ryûta's mother, evoking memories of Kôsuke's own late mother. However, their plans...
Egoist is a beautifully acted Japanese drama about a successful gay man whose relationship with a younger personal trainer becomes intertwined with money, care and loss. Ryohei Suzuki and Hio Miyazawa are excellent, and Daishi Matsunaga directs with tenderness and emotional maturity.

Egoist

Alternative title: Egoisuto

Directed by Daishi Matsunaga

Kôsuke, having lost his mother at 14, grew up suppressing his gay identity in a rural village. Now a fashion magazine editor in Tokyo, he meets Ryûta, a personal trainer raised by his single mother. Their bond grows as they spend time with Ryûta's mother, evoking memories of Kôsuke's own late mother. However, their plans...

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Egoist is a beautifully acted Japanese drama about a successful gay man whose relationship with a younger personal trainer becomes intertwined with money, care and loss. Ryohei Suzuki and Hio Miyazawa are excellent, and Daishi Matsunaga directs with tenderness and emotional maturity.