The commercial feature debut of director Yang Liping, winner of the Amazon Prime Video Take One Award at the 36th TIFF. Adapted from the popular manga.
College junior Daichi is wary of Igawa, his sister’s seemingly perfect fiancé, wondering why a man like him would choose her. But as Igawa supports him through his struggles with recruiting and life, Daichi finds himself falling for him. He knows he shouldn’t, yet he cannot stop his feelings for this forbidden love...
Born in Shanghai, China. Earned an MFA from Tokyo University of the Arts. Winner of the Amazon Prime Video Take One Award at TIFF 2023. His films Ashes (2024) and Echoes of the Orient (2025) were selected for TIFF’s Nippon Cinema Now section.\
From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39