Film

Foam of the Heart

1999 · 1h · Drama

I am a teacher. He is my student. We love each other.

Koizumi, once a high school P.E. teacher, recognized Shizuo's exceptional talent for long-distance running and dreamed of training him into an international athlete. Over years of guidance, Koizumi developed feelings that went beyond the teacher-student boundary. Years after graduation, they reunite in Tokyo, begin living together, and resume training. Shizuo confesses that he has loved Koizumi since high school, and they finally become partners. Yet as Shizuo pushes himself to meet Koizumi's expectations, recurring chest pain begins to threaten both his athletic future and their fragile happiness.

Akira Hagiwara

Koizumi

Shôichi Yokosuka

Shizuo

Kaori Nishiyama

Shizuo's mistress

Daisuke Nakagawa

Naohiro Hirakawa

Gay bar employee

Seiji Nakamitsu

Gay bar owner

• Kinya OgawaDirector
• Takasuke IkebukuroScreenplay

Release date

May 1, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h

Genres

Drama

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