Midnight Swan
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69% Critic Match

Midnight Swan

6.9 / 10 2020 2h 4mNR Japanese
Drama

Storyline

Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.

Cast & Crew

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Nagisa

Lead
Misaki Hattori

Misaki Hattori

Ichika Sakurada

Asami Mizukawa

Asami Mizukawa

Saori Sakurada

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Mama Yoko

Sei Matobu

Sei Matobu

Mika Katahira

Shunsuke Tanaka

Shunsuke Tanaka

Kaito Yoshimura

Kaito Yoshimura

RS

Reo Sanada

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eiji Uchida's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Midnight Swan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker