Movie

Quicksand -reverse- (2024)

• May 24, 2024
• 1h 39m

• Drama

Overview

This is a contemporary adaptation of Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's novel Manji, reimagined with reversed genders to depict a destructive love story between men and women. Kōtarō Sonoda, unable to give up his dream of becoming a painter, quits his office job and starts attending art school. At school, he encounters a beautiful young man named Mitsuru Usami. Sonoda invites Usami to his home, leading to a physical relationship and growing distance from his wife, Yayoi. However, it is later revealed that Usami has a fiancée.

Director

Tadaaki Horai

Writers

Shoko Fujimura

Starring

Shion Suzuki, Wataru Monma, Erina Nakazaki