Tomogui

The film "Tomogui" (2013) is a Japanese drama that tells the story of Toma, a young man living with his brutish father and his father's girlfriend in a small riverside town. As Toma witnesses his father's abusive behavior, he becomes anxious that he will have inherited those urges. Masaki Suda stars as Toma, whose anxious state is heightened after having sex with his girlfriend, Chigusa, on his 17th birthday in 1988. The film explores themes of small-town life, dysfunctional family dynamics, and the struggle with domestic violence and self-loathing.