37 Seconds
2019 · Movie · NR · 115 min · ★ 7.3 · 75% critics
A young artist living with a disability feels held back by an overprotective parent and a life that rarely lets her choose for herself. As she pushes for independence and explores intimacy on her own terms, she faces family conflict, social barriers, and a surprising route toward connection and forgiveness.
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Details
- Original title
- 37セカンズ
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-02-09
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (109 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a heartfelt, sometimes intense drama about independence, identity, and family pressure, with a perspective rarely shown; Not for you if you prefer light stories or tidy realism like Our Little Sister.
Pros: rare perspective on disability; emotional family conflict; identity-search journey | Cons: some unbelievable events; heavy themes throughout; can feel intense
Themes
- virgin
- japan
- prostitute
- sexuality
- twin sister
- bodily disabled person
- artist
- wheelchair
- thailand
- melancholy
- disabled child
- loss of virginity
- +13 more
Cast & crew
Mei Kayama
as Yuma Takada
Misuzu Kanno
as Yasuko Takada
Shunsuke Daitoh
as Toshiya
Makiko Watanabe
as Mai
- YK
Yoshihiko Kumashino
as Kuma
Minori Hagiwara
as Sayaka
Haruka Imou
as Yuka
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
as Pimp
Shohei Uno
as Iketani
Eita Okuno
as Hide
Directed by Hikari