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Igyō no koi (2002)

Variant Love

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Hikaru Horii

Synopsis

A sensual coming-of-age drama direct — It depicts a precarious relationship between a homosexual woman and a man who was picked up by her and ends up living with her

Actors

Houka Kinoshita
Houka Kinoshita
Tetsu Watanabe
Tetsu Watanabe
Hiromi Miyagawa
Hiromi Miyagawa
Hitoe Ootake
Hitoe Ootake
Sakichi Satō
Sakichi Satō
Airi Tanaka
Airi Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Misato Tate
Misato Tate
Minori Terada
Minori Terada

Crews

Hikaru Horii
Hikaru Horii
Director
Sōtarō Hayashi
Sōtarō Hayashi
Writer
Takafumi Ôhashi
Takafumi Ôhashi
Producer
Shoichi Ohmichi
Shoichi Ohmichi
Director of Photography
Wataru Suzuki
Wataru Suzuki
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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