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The Lines That Define Me
Film / 2022

The Lines That Define Me

Directed by Norihiro Koizumi
Drama

★ 7.3/10Audience rating

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by …

The story

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...

Cast

Ryusei YokohamaSousuke Aoyama Kaya KiyoharaShinoda Chiaki Kanata HosodaFurumae Yuumi KawaiKawagishi Yosuke EguchiNishihama Tomokazu MiuraShinoda Kozan Yasuko TomitaTodo Suizan Kenichi YajimaMuseum director Atom ShukugawaTakiyanagi Inoue SoraSasakubo

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