

CLEARNESS
2008, Japanese. Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara.
Sakura is a 20-year-old college student who has sex for money to fund her shopping addiction. After her customers leave her apartment, she spends her time spying on Leo, a young, beautiful, and (dyed) blond-haired boy, who works at a male escort service across the street. One day, Leo pays her a visit, and so starts an unlikely friendship. But Leo has a troubled past. He is the son of a prostitute who worked for his current pimp and died before she could repay money that she owed. He himself entered the business when he graduated from junior high school. Though Leo refuses to make love to Sakura (he has a policy of not having sex outside of work), the two fall in love and become inseparable until Leo gets into a fight with Sakura's boyfriend and gets him into a car accident. Leo turns himself in, and Sakura moves to Okinawa to wait for him at their dream destination.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 16 February 2008
- Original title
- クリアネス
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akane Yamada
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What CLEARNESS is based on
CLEARNESS is adapted from a novel.
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CLEARNESS runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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CLEARNESS isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 February 2008. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like CLEARNESS?
If you liked CLEARNESS, try The Matchmaker's Playbook, It Was Always You, Wolf Girl and Black Prince.
Who directed CLEARNESS?
CLEARNESS (2008) was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara and stars Kiki Sugino, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Kumiko Ito.
What is CLEARNESS based on?
CLEARNESS is adapted from a novel.