In the Shadows is a drama film directed by Keishi Otomo and starring Tsuyoshi Ayano and Ryuhei Matsuda, released in Japan on February 14, 2020.
Akiichi Imano (Tsuyoshi Ayano) comes to Morioka because of a job transfer and meets Hiroshi Hiasa (Ryuhei Matsuda).
Hinata offers to chat with the introverted Imano and asks him for a drink.
Hinata also often takes Imano to fish.
The two of them went to the bookstore, watched movies, drank, went for a ride, and participated in festivals.
But suddenly one day, Imano knew from his colleagues that Hinata suddenly resigned and left.
Imano suddenly fell into a trance, remembering the time the two of them had spent together.
More than half a year later, Imano still insists on the habit of fishing.
One day, Hinata suddenly knocked on the door of imano's house, and Hinata cut her hair short and changed her sales job.
As before, Hinata went to See Imano for a drink.
After waking up drunk, Imano kissed Hida, but was pushed away by Hikasa.
The next day, Hinata asks Imano to take him fishing.
One day, Hinata approached Imano and asked him to help him with a sales task.
One night, Hinata takes Imano to learn the bait.
Hiasa said to Imano, "You can't just casually push people down, you must make the other party impatient at the beginning, the enthusiasm is gradually rising, and it is not okay not to do a good job of foreplay." ”
Imano refused Hinata's invitation to drink and wanted to go straight home.
Hinata said, "Don't think you know me. When looking at a person, look at his back and look at the place where the shadows are most intense. ”
Returning home, Imano receives a message from his former friend, Kazuya Fukujima (Ryuya Nakamura), who has come to Morioka on a business trip. Imano chose to go to see Vice Island.
Vice Island actually changed sex to a woman, and the two people talked about each other's changes, and finally hugged and said goodbye.
Imano's colleague Nishiyama (Mariko Tsutsui) talks to Imano that Hiasa may be dead, and used to come to her for sales tasks.
Hiasa also borrowed money from Nishiyama, who called Higashi's unit, and Higashi had disappeared.
It turned out that the day that Hinata disappeared was the day that Hinata was about to take the bait.
Imano began desperately trying to find where Hinata had gone.
He even found Hinata's father.
Hinata's father said that he had severed the father-son relationship with Hinata, that Hinata's academic qualifications were fake, and that he had received threats from people who had forged certificates.
Imano wants Tora's father to call the police to find Hitasa, but is refused.
Imano goes to see Hiasa's younger brother, who also says that Hiasa may be dead, but he believes that Hiasa is still alive somewhere.
The lost Imano finds at home the package for the upgrade contract that Imano sent him before, and the package ends with a signature.
Holding the contract, Imano began to cry.
At the end of the film, Imano goes fishing with his boyfriend, who invites Imano to meet his parents, and Imano gladly agrees, but he still leaves a corner of his heart for Hinata.
Although the crying scene of Ayano Tsuyoshi in the movie is generally played, the combination of the director's technique and the gloomy temperament of Ayano Gang is very good, and the inner portrayal is very meticulous, so I recommend you to see it.