Drawing Closer (2024)

★ 8.4 1h 59m 219 votes IMDb
Drama Romance
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With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.

Drawing Closer

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Cast

Ren Nagase
Ren Nagase as Akito Hayasaka Age 27 · Tokyo, Japan Nagase Ren is a Japanese idol, singer, and actor. He is a member of the Japanese idol group King & Prince. Nagase joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates on April 3, 2011, starting activities as...
Natsuki Deguchi
Natsuki Deguchi as Haruna Sakurai Age 24 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan Deguchi Natsuki is a Japanese model and actress. She made her acting debut on January 2019. Deguchi's mother is from China. In 2018 She won Miss Seventeen 2018 along with 5 other contestants, and bec...
Mayuu Yokota
Mayuu Yokota as Ayaka Miura Age 27 · Tokyo, Japan Mayu Yokota ((横田 真悠, Yokota Mayū)is a Japanese model and an actress, known for Kamen Rider Saber ＋ Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki (2021), Kamen Rider Saber (2020) and Drawing Closer (2024)..
Fumino Kimura
Fumino Kimura as Mikiko Age 38 · Tokyo, Japan Fumino Kimura is a Japanese actress..
Nene Otsuka
Nene Otsuka as Jimi Hayasaka Age 58 · Tokyo, Japan Nene Otsuka (大塚 寧々, Ōtsuka Nene; born 14 June 1968) is a Japanese actress. She starred in Masahiro Kobayashi's film Bashing, which was screened in competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival..
Toru Nakamura
Toru Nakamura as Kazuki Hayasaka Age 61 · Inagi, Tokyo, Japan Toru Nakamura (仲村 トオル Nakamura Tōru, born September 5, 1965) is a Japanese actor. His real name is Tōru Nakamura (中村 亨 Nakamura Tōru). Nakamura co-starred in Bok Geo-il's 2009 Lost Memories along wit...
Director Takahiro Miki
Cast Ren Nagase, Natsuki Deguchi, Mayuu Yokota, Fumino Kimura, Nene Otsuka, Toru Nakamura, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Kyoka Shibata, Rui Tsukishima, Ikuho Akiya

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Alunauwie 8/10 Dec 01, 2025
Drawing Closer reflects on how limited time reshapes the way two people learn to live, love, and confront their deepest fears, using soft visuals and intimate dialogue to build a bond grounded in shared fragility. Instead of dramatic clashes, the film lingers on internal struggles that unfold quietly yet painfully, softened by heartfelt performances and tender cinematography. Though the ending feels slightly rushed, the story remains a gentle reminder to pause, look inward, and consider how we choose to live before death arrives—whether soon or far ahead.

Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)

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