Kuzu No Honkai (2017)

Other name: クズの本懐, Scum's Wish

Description:

In the captivating drama Kuzu No Honkai, seventeen-year-old Mugi Awaya and Hanabi Yasuraoka seem like the ultimate high school couple. Popular and attractive, they appear to be a perfect match to the outside world. However, they share a secret that nobody else knows. Neither is actually in love with the other. Instead, they are only dating to soothe their painful loneliness. Mugi is deeply in love with Akane Minagawa, a young teacher who used to be his home tutor. Meanwhile, Hanabi harbors hopeless feelings for another young male teacher who has been a close family friend since she was little. Bound by their unrequited desires, Mugi and Hanabi find a safe space in each other to grieve for the ones they cannot have. Driven by pure loneliness, they share a deep physical intimacy to cope with their empty hearts. Will things stay like this for them forever, or will their fragile arrangement eventually fall apart?

Director: Miyaki Shogo [宮木正悟]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2017

Genre:Drama; Mature; Psychological; Romance; School