Drama · Japan · 2020 · 2h 4m

Midnight Swan

ミッドナイトスワン

Midnight Swan poster
Director
Eiji Uchida
Cast
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Nagisa Misaki Hattori as Ichika Sakurada Asami Mizukawa as Saori Sakurada Tomorowo Taguchi as Mama Yoko Sei Matobu as Mika Katahira Shunsuke Tanaka as
Crew
Maki Ito — Director of Photography Yūichi Iwakiri — Editor Keiichiro Shibuya — Original Music Composer Eiji Uchida — Screenplay Takeshi Moriya — Producer Yurie Morimoto — Producer
Synopsis

Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.

Mood & Themes
japanballettokyo, japanshinjukushemalechild abandonmenttransgender
Key Collaborators
Eiji Uchida Director Maki Ito Director of Photography Yūichi Iwakiri Editor Keiichiro Shibuya Original Music Composer Eiji Uchida Screenplay Takeshi Moriya Producer Yurie Morimoto Producer Hiroyuki Wagatsuma Production Design Kayo Hosomi Costume Design
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