Directed by:
Naoko OgigamiScreenplay:
Naoko OgigamiCinematography:
柴崎幸三Composer:
江藤直子Cast:
Tōma Ikuta, 桐谷健太, 柿原りんか, ミムラ, Eiko Koike, 田中美佐子, Mugi Kadowaki, りりィ, Toru Shinagawa, Noriko Eguchi, 高橋楓翔, 込江海翔, Shintarō YūyaPlots(1)
One spring Hiromi, who is the mother of an 11-year-old girl Tomo, left home for the umpteenth time. Tomo is accustomed to such a mother and has always went to Makio's place. He is a brother of Hiromi and has lived with Rinko, a pretty girlfriend. Actually, Rinko is a transwoman. She works as a caregiver in a nursing home where Makio's mother Sayuri who suffers from dementia is living. Rinko makes a delicious meal and sometimes cuddles Tomo. She is a little confused, but Tomo, Rinko and Makio start to live a life together. One day Rinko teaches Tomo to knit to control her temper. Rinko was also taught by her mother at the age of puberty when she struggled with her sexuality.
A daughter neglected by her mother. A gentle uncle and his transgender lover. An angsty boy who recognizes a sense of himself as a gay… A warm "knitting" reorganizes unconventional family.
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Cast
Tōma Ikuta
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Flowering Dogwood (2010)
Prophecy (2015)
桐谷健太
Japan
Best movies:
Crows-Zero (2007)
Beck (2010)
Close-Knit (2017)
柿原りんか
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
ミムラ
Japan
Best movies:
A Heartful of Love (2005)
Close-Knit (2017)
Chronicle of My Mother (2011)
Eiko Koike
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
Paco and the Magical Picture Book (2008)
田中美佐子
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
Asako I & II (2018)
Mugi Kadowaki
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Asakusa Kid (2021)
Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)
りりィ
Japan
Best movies:
Vacation (2007)
Close-Knit (2017)
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Toru Shinagawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Sun (2005)
Close-Knit (2017)
Canary (2005)
Noriko Eguchi
Japan
Best movies:
Swing Girls (2004)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
高橋楓翔
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
込江海翔
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Shintarō Yūya
Japan
Best movies:
Close-Knit (2017)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)