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37 Seconds

2019 · 115 min · Director: Hikari

37 Seconds (2019) is a drama film, directed by Hikari. It stars Mei Kayama and Misuzu Kanno. It captures the growing pains of youth. The 115-minute film holds an audience score of 7.3/10.

What 37 Seconds Is About

Yuma, twenty-three, lives with cerebral palsy and draws manga, but the work goes out under her cousin's name and she appears nowhere. A publisher she approaches to sell her own work tells her this: if you want to write sex you have to experience it first. Yuma treats that as an assignment and steps outside the protective arrangement her mother built for the first time. Hikari does not make Yuma into a lesson; earning money, feeling desire and defying her mother all sit at the same level. Mei Kayama plays her and lives with cerebral palsy herself. It took the Panorama audience award in Berlin and went out on Netflix. The last section turns unexpectedly into a family story. Who it is for: viewers who like Japanese independent drama and stories about disability. Who it is not for: anyone uncomfortable with the sexual side of the subject.

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What is 37 Seconds about?

Yuma, twenty-three, lives with cerebral palsy and draws manga, but the work goes out under her cousin's name and she appears nowhere. A publisher she approaches to sell her own work tells her this: if you want to write sex you have to experience it first.

Where can I watch 37 Seconds?

37 Seconds is available to watch on digital platforms such as Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.

How long is 37 Seconds?

37 Seconds runs for 115 minutes (1h 55m).

When did 37 Seconds come out?

37 Seconds was released in 2019.

Who directed 37 Seconds?

37 Seconds was directed by Hikari.

Who stars in 37 Seconds?

37 Seconds stars Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Shunsuke Daitoh, Makiko Watanabe.

What is 37 Seconds's rating?

37 Seconds holds 7.4/10 on IMDb and 7.3/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 72 out of 100.

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