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The Lines That Define Me

2022, Japanese. Directed by Norihiro Koizumi.

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...

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Released
21 October 2022
Original title
線は、僕を描く
Country
Japan
Written by
Sho Kataoka, Norihiro Koizumi
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What The Lines That Define Me is based on

The Lines That Define Me is based on Sen wa, Boku o Egaku, a 2019 novel by Hiromasa Togami.

  • Novel · 2019

    Sen wa, Boku o Egaku

    By Hiromasa Togami

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The Lines That Define Me (2022) was directed by Norihiro Koizumi and stars Ryusei Yokohama, Kaya Kiyohara, Kanata Hosoda.

What is The Lines That Define Me based on?

The Lines That Define Me is based on Sen wa, Boku o Egaku, a 2019 novel by Hiromasa Togami.

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