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Like Grains of Sand
Like Grains of Sand
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LIKE GRAINS OF SAND

Nagisa no Shindobaddo | 渚のシンドバッド

Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Japan, 1995
Drama, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

Ito is a gay high school senior in love with his best friend, the naïve Yoshida . Yet Ito is too afraid of messing up his friendship with him and destroying his persona as a “normal” student to tell him. Meanwhile, Yoshida has fallen for the new student Kasane, who harbors her own dark secret…

Synopsis

Ito is a gay high school senior in love with his best friend, the naïve Yoshida . Yet Ito is too afraid of messing up his friendship with him and destroying his persona as a “normal” student to tell him. Meanwhile, Yoshida has fallen for the new student Kasane, who harbors her own dark secret…

Our take

An evocative account of the youthful ruminations and explorations of lust and love of school students by recognized auteur of Japanese LGBT cinema Ryosuke Hashiguchi. The psychological confusion of one’s coming of age is depicted with sensual tenderness and compassionate intimacy.