Close Knit

Movie: Close-Knit (English title) / When They Knit Seriously (literal title)
Romaji: Karera ga Honki de Amu Toki wa
Japanese: 彼らが本気で編むときは、
Director: Naoko Ogigami
Writer: Naoko Ogigami
Producer: Kumi Kobata, Mayumi Amano, Noriaki Takagi, Masashi Igarashi
Cinematographer: Kozo Shibasaki
Release Date: February 25, 2017
Runtime: 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Transgender
Distributor: Suurkiitos
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
11-year-old Tomo (Rinka Kakihara) lives with mother Hiromi (Mimura), but Hiromi decides to give up on her and leaves their home. Tomo, now all alone, visits her uncle Makio's (Kenta Kiritani) home. Makio lives with his beautiful girlfriend Rinko (Toma Ikuta). Rinko was born as a man and now works as a caregiver at a home for the elderly. Tomo is a little confused by the situation, but they begin to live as a family.

Cast
Toma Ikuta
Kenta Kiritani
Rinka Kakihara
Mimura
Eiko Koike
Mugi Kadowaki
Shuuji Kashiwabara
Kaito Komie
Lily
Misako Tanaka