A Walk Home
The scene is set in the year 1944, wartime Fukuoka, Japan.The Japanese Imperial Army are cornered.They decided to send students to the battlefield.On his way home from a draft check, Kanji, who is hiding his gayness, agonizes over whether he should declare his feelings for his friend Sakunosuke, who is leaving for the front lines tomorrow.
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The scene is set in the year 1944, wartime Fukuoka, Japan. The Japanese Imperial Army are cornered. They decided to send students to the battlefield. On his way home from a draft check, Kanji, who is hiding his gayness, agonizes over whether he should declare his feelings for his friend Sakunosuke, who is leaving for the front lines tomorrow.
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- Oct 3, 2019
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- 0h 10m
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