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Embraced by Gentle Love (2005)

Kotani lives in a shabby apartment and aims to be a scriptwriter. The only view from his north-facing window is the lewd acts of two men engaged in broad daylight in the apartment opposite... One day, a film company asks Kotani to write a story about gay men. He decides to observe the men in the apartment opposite, but when they realize they are being watched, their affair escalates day by day. When the apartment landlord introduces them to the two men, things take an unexpected turn...

    Top billed cast

    • Photo of Katsuyoshi TakedaKatsuyoshi TakedaHiroshi Kotani
    • Photo of Yūichi MinatoYūichi MinatoSaburo Kawamura
    • Photo of Chiyodayu OkuboChiyodayu OkuboOkada
    • Photo of GinjiGinjiMaruyama
    • Photo of Tôshi YanagiTôshi YanagiHarada
    • Photo of Teruo OkaTeruo OkaTamura
    • Photo of Kairakutei BlackKairakutei BlackMatsumoto
    • Photo of Komari AwashimaKomari AwashimaFilm company employee

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