The Lines That Define Me
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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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Ryusei Yokohama
Sousuke Aoyama
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Kaya Kiyohara
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Norihiro Koizumi Director · Sho Kataoka Screenplay Hiromasa Togami Author
First release October 21, 2022 · Produced in Japan · Production WOWOW, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
TOHO
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WOWOW
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Nippon Television Network Corporation
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Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
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VAP
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KDDI
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jeki
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Kodansha
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Robot Communications
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W TOKYO
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Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company
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Miyagi Television Broadcasting
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Shizuoka Daiichi Television
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Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company
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Hiroshima Telecasting
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Fukuoka Broadcasting System
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Japan
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Original title
線は、僕を描く
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 21, 2022
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No release date listed for United States.
Taiwan
December 23, 2022 · Theatrical
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