The Fish with One Sleeve

Jul 10, 2021

0h 34m

★ 7.5

Forever myself.

Overview

Hikari, a trans woman, works and lives in Tokyo, but despite being understood by her friend and coworkers, there remains an underlying lack of confidence and feeling of unfulfillment. She makes the decision to contact her high school crush, Takashi, hoping that he will see her for the person she is now.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

MiNOMUSHi FiLMS

The Fish with One Sleeve Trailers

Cast

Shintani Hikari

Yuu Ishizuka

Hisada Takashi

Hisao Kurozumi

Chiaki

Rika Hirohata

Tsuji Fumika

Tomoka Igari

Sakai

Nobu Morimoto

Fujimoto

Hikohiko Sugiyama

Fish Store Owner

Taijirō Tamura

Nakayama Keiko

Hideko Hara

Female employee A

Natsuki Hirai

Female employee B

Maya Kudamatsu

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