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...
Norihiro Koizumi
Naoaki Kitajima
Sho Kataoka
Norihiro Koizumi
Ryusei Yokohama
Sousuke Aoyama
Kaya Kiyohara
Shinoda Chiaki
Kanata Hosoda
Furumae
Yuumi Kawai
Kawagishi
Yosuke Eguchi
Nishihama
Tomokazu Miura
Shinoda Kozan
Yasuko Tomita
Todo Suizan
Kenichi Yajima
Museum director
Atom Shukugawa
Takiyanagi
Inoue Sora
Sasakubo
Alunauwie
The Lines That Define Me is a beautifully crafted film adapted from Togami Hiromasa’s novel, offering a surprisingly deep and meaningful story about self-discovery. With natural acting and strong character development, the film avoids clichés and instead focuses on emotional healing between two woun...
TOHO