# Close-Knit

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{{short description|2017 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Close-Knit
| image          = Close-Knit.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [Naoko Ogigami](/source/Naoko_Ogigami)
| producer       = 
| writer         = Naoko Ogigami
| starring       = [Toma Ikuta](/source/Toma_Ikuta)<br />[Kenta Kiritani](/source/Kenta_Kiritani)<br />Rinka Kakihara<br />[Rie Mimura](/source/Rie_Mimura)<br />[Eiko Koike](/source/Eiko_Koike)<br />[Mugi Kadowaki](/source/Mugi_Kadowaki)<br />Shūji Kashiwabara
| music          = [Yoshihide Ōtomo](/source/Yoshihide_%C5%8Ctomo)
| cinematography = [Kōzō Shibasaki](/source/K%C5%8Dz%C5%8D_Shibasaki)
| editing        = Shin'ichi Fushima
| distributor    = Suurkiitos
| released       = {{Film date|2017|2|10|[Berlin](/source/67th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival)|2017|2|25|Japan|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 127 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Close-Knit'''''|彼らが本気で編むときは、|Karera ga Honki de Amu Toki wa,}} is a 2017 Japanese [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Naoko Ogigami](/source/Naoko_Ogigami).<ref name="SD">{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/close-knit-berlin-review/5114730.article |title='Close Knit': Berlin Review |work=Screen Daily |first=Wendy |last=Ide |date=12 February 2017 |accessdate=12 February 2017}}</ref> Ogigami wrote the script after a visit to the United States caused her to become more aware of LGBT issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/02/22/films/film-reviews/close-knit/|title='Close-Knit': The pride that breaks the prejudice|work=[The Japan Times](/source/The_Japan_Times)|first=Mark|last=Schilling|date=22 February 2017|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> The film follows Tomo Ogawa, an 11-year-old girl, who becomes close to her uncle's transgender girlfriend after Tomo's mother, who has been raising her alone, unexpectedly runs off and leaves Tomo behind.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2116540/film-review-close-knit-japanese-lgbt-family-drama-takes-heart|title=Film review: Close-Knit – Japanese LGBT family drama takes heart-warming look at discrimination and ignorance|work=[South China Morning Post](/source/South_China_Morning_Post)|first=Richard James|last=Havis|date=23 October 2017|access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> It was screened in the Panorama section at the [67th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/67th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).<ref name="Berlin">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_36372.html |title=Panorama 2017 Programme Complete |work=Berlinale |date=25 January 2017 |access-date=26 January 2017 |archive-date=30 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130151206/https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_36372.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Plot==
Tomo Ogawa is a neglected 11-year-old girl. She lives with her single and irresponsible mother in a small apartment, who abandons her when she falls in love with a new man. Whenever that happens, Tomo goes to live with her uncle, Makio. However, this time around, Makio is cohabitating with his girlfriend, Rinko, who is a [transgender woman](/source/transgender_woman). The film portrays the drama that unfolds in an unconventional family and Tomo's acceptance of [LGBT](/source/LGBT) people.

==Cast==
* [Toma Ikuta](/source/Toma_Ikuta) as Rinko
* [Kenta Kiritani](/source/Kenta_Kiritani) as Makio Ogawa
* Rinka Kakihara as Tomo Ogawa
* [Rie Mimura](/source/Rie_Mimura) as Hiromi Ogawa
* [Eiko Koike](/source/Eiko_Koike) as Naomi
* [Mugi Kadowaki](/source/Mugi_Kadowaki) as Yuka
* [Shuji Kashiwabara](/source/Shuji_Kashiwabara) as Yoshio
* Kaito Komie as Kai
* [Lily](/source/Lily_(Japanese_singer)) as Sayuri Ogawa
* [Misako Tanaka](/source/Misako_Tanaka) as Fumiko
* [Noriko Eguchi](/source/Noriko_Eguchi) as Kanai
* Tōru Shinagawa as Saito

==See also==
* [List of LGBT-related films directed by women](/source/List_of_LGBT-related_films_directed_by_women)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|5633706|Close-Knit}}
* [http://jfdb.jp/en/title/6545 ''Close-Knit''] at Japanese Film Database

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Category:Japanese LGBTQ-related films
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Category:2010s LGBTQ-related drama films
Category:Films directed by Naoko Ogigami
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