Kei longs for a “normal” life in rural Japan. But for a transgender man who is jobless in his own hometown, getting to normal is one steep climb, especially since Erin, his Canadian partner, longs to move to Tokyo, where they can live openly and freely. On his way to a job interview in the city, Kei meets a stranger. Abandoning his journey to help her, he discovers she is the owner of the hot springs—a place he once loved, as a child. Kei's encounter with the healing waters is complicated by Erin’s turning up as well. Finally, the couple—one on the men's side, the other, on the women's—must face the truth about their divergent wishes, identities, and murky notions of belonging.
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Cailleah Scott-Grimes Director · Jeremy McCracken Editor
United States release April 1, 2021 · Produced in Canada, Japan
Production
Canada · Japan
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Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
United States · April 1, 2021
Digital
United States
August 13, 2021 · Premiere · Outfest Los Angeles
June 19, 2026 · Premiere · Short of the Week
Canada
July 15, 2021 · Premiere · Image + Nation
Netherlands
March 12, 2022 · Premiere · Roze Filmdagen: Amsterdam LGBTQ+ Film Festival
United Kingdom
March 17, 2022 · Premiere · BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
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