A broken heart, a broken horse, and a farm full of men who definitely notice each other.
18 year old Yukio breaks up with his boyfriend in order to work at a horse farm and take care of an injured racehorse.
Cinematography
Golden hour worship that makes horse sweat look romantic.
Acting
Kenji Mauchi's wide-eyed sincerity sells the ridiculous premise.
Director
Satoshi Shimomoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pink films (pinku eiga) of the 2000s often used pastoral settings to sidestep stricter urban censorship while maintaining erotic content. The horse serves double duty as livestock and metaphor.
Director Satoshi Shimomoto made three horse-themed pink films in this era; this is the only one where the horse doesn't die, which critics noted as 'uncharacteristically optimistic.'
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