Film202059 min

The Stranger by the Shore

Name: The Stranger by the Shore
Genre: Animation, Romance, Drama
Released: 2020
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Taishi Murata, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yu Shimamura, Kanae Ito, Sayaka Nakaya

Taste attributes: animationromancedramagay/lesbianfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, moving animated film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.3 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

On an island off the coast of Okinawa, two young men meet on a beach: Shun Hashimoto, a gay novelist and Mio Chibana, a somber high school student. Day by day, the two of them grow closer, but then, suddenly, Mio decides to leave the island. They reunite three years later, and Mio says he is ready to be with Shun, but will Shun make the commitment?

Synopsis: TMDB