The Bell's Whisper
Shintaro works at a publishing house and leads a seemingly smooth life, yet hides a secret: he is gay and lives with his bartender boyfriend, Tomotsugu. His busy schedule keeps him apart from Tomotsugu, while his heart still yearns for his first love from college, Yoichi. One night, while working overtime, Shintaro is cornered by his colleague Mika, who drunkenly confesses her feelings and forces him to reveal his sexuality. Just then, a phone rings. Mika mysteriously vanishes, and on the other end of the line is Yoichi's voice...
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Taishi Takemoto
Shintaro Sugawara
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Kei Tamamura
Yoichi Watanabe
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Takayuki Yura
Tomonori Kikuchi
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Azusa Sakai
Mika Ichikawa
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Seiji Nakamitsu
Shimizu
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Mirai Hyodo
Employee A
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Employee C
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Editor-in-chief
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Kazuyoshi Sekine Director · Asako Otake Screenplay Satoshi Shimomoto Cinematographer
First release December 27, 2003 · Produced in Japan · Production Okura Pictures
Production
Sekine Production
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Okura Pictures
Production
Japan
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Original title
鈴の音の誘い
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 27, 2003
Limited theatrical · JMDB listing
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
January 8, 2010 · Digital · DMM / Fanza
Taiwan
December 19, 2025 · Digital · GagaOOLala
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