The Lines That Define Me (2022)
Original title: 線は、僕を描く
The Lines That Define Me is a 2022 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Norihiro Koizumi, with a running time of 1h 47m. It stars Ryusei Yokohama, Kaya Kiyohara and Kanata Hosoda.
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...