

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...
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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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 runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The Lines That Define Me isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 October 2022. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Lines That Define Me?
If you liked The Lines That Define Me, try Little Forest: Summer/Autumn, My Broken Mariko, Café Lumière.
Who directed The Lines That Define Me?
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.