
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.

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

Aichaku

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