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Twinkle

Twinkle

19923.91h 43m

Overview

Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student.

Directed by Jōji Matsuoka
Written by Jōji Matsuoka, Kaori Ekuni
Produced by Haruo Umekawa, Tomoki Ikeda, Shin'ya Kawai
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Top Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Shoko Koyama

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Mutsuki Kishida

Michitaka Tsutsui

Michitaka Tsutsui

Kon Fujishima

Kai Ato

Kai Ato

Masuyo Iwamoto

Masuyo Iwamoto

Yuriko Kishida

Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Chiaki Koyama

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yuzo Kishida

Yukio Ninagawa

Yukio Ninagawa

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Tomoko Oshima

Misuho Ito

Rie Shibata

Rie Shibata

Waitress

Themes & Keywords

japanhusband wife relationshipdouble lifebased on novel or booklove triangleparent child relationshiparranged marriagelovermarriagerestaurantalcoholismfamily relationshipsmarriage of convenienceloveunrequited lovein the closetdoctoralcoholicstrangerparent-in-law child-in-law relationshipgay themeboys' love (bl)

About Twinkle

Twinkle is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1992 exploring themes of japan, husband wife relationship, double life, based on novel or book, love triangle, parent child relationship. Directed by Jōji Matsuoka, it stars Hiroko Yakushimaru, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michitaka Tsutsui. Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student.

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