Is this technically a gay show? Even after getting through the whole thing, that's still kind of tricky to answer. There's never any physical intimacy shown between the two leads, not even a single kiss. What it gives you instead is something that goes way deeper than that. It traces an emotional bond that spans a full decade between two guys who are both dealing with their own baggage, and what they share basically amounts to being soulmates. The story moves across Japan, South Korea, and Berlin. Honestly, whether people want to call what they have a romantic relationship or not doesn't really matter to me. A relationship doesn't need a label like boyfriends attached to it to actually mean something. And closeness doesn't need to be physical to feel genuine. What this show captures is something quieter but way more powerful, a bond rooted in understanding, respect, and just showing up for each other. Across eight episodes, each running 35 to 45 minutes, this is one...
As you can expect, the plot is paper thin. Yuki is a young man who lives with his brother. One day while walking he meets an old friend of his and they reconnect. When he goes back home that night, he finds out that his brother has a girlfriend, so he leaves home (don't ask why). He goes back to his friends house and they make passionate love. Interestingly this friend works in a. Gay S&M club that puts up shows for audience so Yuji also gets a job here. But after a while he has had enough and both Fuji and his friend want to quit job, but the owners won't let them and in fact they kidnap the boys and torture them much more than the shows. This is when the elder brother comes and saves them both for them to live happily ever after.
Even though it may feel there is a story here, which there is but that maybe lasts about 10-15 minutes. In this hour long film, focus is more on the actual S&M scenes where everything happens. Dick rubbing, nipple playing, rods being inserted into anus and everything else that could have been shown without actually showing the penis. If you removed all sex scenes, you could say that the film tries to explore the subject of two men seeking independence by exploring their sexuality but yet are made vulnerable by the chains of capitalism. But unfortunately, the point of this film is titilation and is clearly focused on men who are very much into gay S&M, which takes up almost 90% of the films running time. (2.5/10)
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