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The Stranger by the Shore

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Two men meet on a beach in Okinawa and are romantically attracted to each other.

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Kate Sánchez But Why Tho? A Geek Community 04/16/2023
Stranger by the Shore is perfection. It’s a love story that is about the characters as individuals as it is about them as a pair… Go to Full Review Grace Han Asian Movie Pulse 05/25/2022
2/5
The film truly is eye-candy; it is rare to find such an explicitly queer anime film on such a high budget... [but it's] a drama made for the sake of drama – and without, paradoxically, any of the gut-wrenching drama that it was written to come with. Go to Full Review Alix Turner 25YL (25 Years Later) 09/08/2021
4/5
A coming of age drama and a romance between two young men; it is endearing without being condescending, encouraging and quite beautiful. Go to Full Review Matt Schley Japan Times 09/11/2020
2.5/5
In adapting the excellent manga, the team behind this film have proved once again that more is less. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Iker Unzu 12/14/2024 Heartwarming, the deep but completely different connection they both share makes their story (specially at the end) deeply nurturing. See more Ițcovici W 12/01/2024 The scene changing so fast and the time too, couldn't catch onto the plot and lost it, not a big fan of anime so I decided to give it a try with this one, will not be coming back to any anime as far as I know See more olive r 02/09/2024 beautiful movie, the art was wonderful but the plot? a bit confusing and lacking context. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Akiyo Ohashi

Director

Taishi Murata

Shun Hashimoto

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Mio Chibana

Yu Shimamura

Skurako

Kanae Itō

Eri

Sayaka Nakaya

Suzu
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two men meet on a beach in Okinawa and are romantically attracted to each other.
Director
Akiyo Ohashi
Screenwriter
Akiyo Ohashi
Production Co
Studio Hibari
Genre
Drama, Romance, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
59m
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