West North West

Sep 15, 2018

2h 6m

★ 5.5

Overview

Kei works at a cocktail bar, while Ai works as a model. Fearing she'll be ostracized by society, Kei chooses not to admit her sexual orientation to anyone, and, as a result, she becomes distressed and lonely. One day, Kei gets close to Naima, an Iranian student studying art in Japan.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Hao & Han Films

Studio 402

West North West Trailers

Cast

Kei

Hanae Kan

Naima

Sahel Rosa

Yuka Yamauchi

Lin Chuhan

Jiro Takasaki

Mio Agazuma

Kensuke Fukatsu

Takahiro Ono

Saeko Asano

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