#sobakasu

JFF Theater will be screening the Japanese film "I am what I am" (そばかす/Sobakasu) online for free from 1st February to 1st May 2025. Judging from the description they provided, it very much sounds like something that'll be right up our alley.

Taken from JFF Theater's official Twitter:

Kasumi is 30 years old and has given up on her dream of becoming a professional cellist. She is back to living with her parents and her grandmother, while working a boring job at a call center. Kasumi’s mother is desperate to marry off Kasumi but Kasumi has no interest in romance or marriage. Very few people seem to understand that Kasumi doesn’t feel lonely. One day, when she reencounters an old friend, she is given the strength to face the truths about how she wants to live her life. A humanistic drama that doesn't take conservative views on romance and values as granted and deals with a contemporary theme of trying to live a life with more freedom and less prejudices.

Just want to get the words out because it's so rare to come by media that discuss the topic of amatonormativity. And you can watch the film at any time during that 4 month time period for free after opening an account on JFF Theater's website. No, they don't ask for your credit card information or anything of the sort. Yes, they have English and other languages for subtitles. So don't miss this chance!

Hi, fellow aspecs! For pride month in case you haven’t heard of other aspec films. Japan has two films in store around the years 2022 to 2023.

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“I Am What I Am” / “Freckles” / “Sobakasu”

- Directed by: Shinya Tamada

- You can watch this from today until June 19th for free on: https://watch.jff.jpf.go.jp/page/jffonline2024/ you just need to sign up and you’re all set (It may not be available to some countries). Those who can’t access that, you can message me for an alternative site! The film is about Kasumi Sobata, an aromantic asexual woman struggling in an amatonormative world.

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“People Who Talk to Plushies are Kind”

- Here we have an asexual character. If you wanna know where you can watch it, feel free to dm me here! || Story: Creating a portrait of sensitive teens and their concerns, Kaneko Yurina’s adaptation of Omae Ao’s novel takes us into the midst of the Plushy Club at a university. It is a place packed with furry and comforting friends whom the club members talk to in order to relay their anxieties and fears. Male student Nanamori and female students Shiraki, and Mugito are the latest club intake, each wrestling with issues such as love, masculinity and femininity, fear of others and sexism in society. (Source: OAFF.jp)

- Based on the Novel: