is a 2021 Japanese

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written by Nami Sakkawa and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, starring

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and Honami Sato. The film is based on Ching Nakamura's

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series '' Gunjō'' and was released by

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on April 15, 2021.

Synopsis

Rei is a

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in her late 20s who abandons her longtime partner and career as a plastic surgeon upon learning that her former classmate and teenage crush Nanae is suffering brutal domestic violence from her husband. Rei kills him to show her love for Nanae. Nanae is filled with disgust and fear about the murder, but Rei accepts the results of her decision with the sole purpose of saving Nanae. While turning to each other for love, Rei and Nanae find themselves struggling with incompatible emotions.

Cast

as Rei Nagasawa ** Sara Minami as young Rei * Honami Sato as Nanae Shinoda * Yōko Maki as Mika Oe * Shunsuke Tanaka as Masato Nagasawa *

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as Yu Nagasawa * Shinya Niiro as Kotaro Shinoda *

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as Yoshio Akiba * Setsuko Karasuma as Ichiko Oe

Production

Development

In October 2020, it was announced that

is developing a live-action film adaptation of the manga, under the title ''Ride or Die'' ( in Japanese) that will premiere worldwide simultaneously spring 2021.

Reception

References

External links

* * {{Ryūichi Hiroki 2021 LGBTQ-related films 2021 films 2020s Japanese-language films Japanese psychological thriller films Japanese drama films Japanese LGBTQ-related films Netflix original films Lesbian-related films Live-action films based on manga 2021 psychological thriller films Films directed by Ryūichi Hiroki