Like Grains of Sand
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ryosuke Hashiguchi
Yoshinori Okada
Kota Kusano
Koji Yamaguchi
Ayumi Hamazaki
Kumi Takada
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Synopsis
A psychological drama about love, longing, homosexual desire and psychological turmoil--i.e., the perils of puberty. Ito is a shy boy in the top class at secondary school. He feels attracted to his classmate and best friend Yoshida, who is not aware of Ito's intimate feelings. They spend alot of time with Kanbara, whose comic actions hide his sensitive nature. Aihara is new at school and remains aloof with her cool attitude. No one knows that at her previous school she was raped and is now in therapy. Meanwhile Yoshida, who's currently involved with the insecure Shimizu, is interested in Aihara, the mysterious new girl... It is obvious, the each teen is hiding behind a wall which they must break through in during this tough process of maturation.
Director
Ryosuke Hashiguchi
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of a Tiger Award at the 1996 Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States June 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 21 - April 4, 1996.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 22 - April 7, 1996.
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 6-16, 1996.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Tiger Awards) January 24 - February 4, 1996.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 21-30, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Second full-length film for Ryosuke Hashiguchi who marked his feature directorial debut with "The Slight Fever of 20-Year-Old" (Japan/1993).
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 21 - April 4, 1996.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 21-30, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 22 - April 7, 1996.)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Tiger Awards) January 24 - February 4, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 6-16, 1996.)
