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The Lines That Define Me

The Lines That Define Me

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 21, 2022

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama

User Score

74%

Original Title

線は、僕を描く

Production Companies

TOHO

Director

Norihiro Koizumi

Description

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...