

(Ab)normal Desire (2023)
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Overview
Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai's prize-winning novel. A sensitive drama about the aberrant in a society without regard for diversity, the story unites characters trying to hide abnormalities: a prosecutor who is worried that his pubescent son is a shut-in, an introverted saleswoman with a peculiar habit, and a student tortured by feelings she can’t express. In a world fill with abnormalities, what if it’s actually normal to be abnormal?
Where to watch (Ab)normal Desire
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT | Amazon Video, Apple TV, FOD | Amazon Video, Apple TV |
| South Korea | wavve, TVING | wavve | wavve |
Streaming availability from JustWatch via TMDB, which also lists (Ab)normal Desire in 1 more countries. Catalogues change often, so check the provider before subscribing.
What is (Ab)normal Desire about?
Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai's prize-winning novel. A sensitive drama about the aberrant in a society without regard for diversity, the story unites characters trying to hide abnormalities: a prosecutor who is worried that his pubescent son is a shut-in, an introverted saleswoman with a peculiar habit, and a student tortured by feelings she can’t express. In a world fill with abnormalities, what if it’s actually normal to be abnormal? (Ab)normal Desire is a Drama movie, released on 2023-11-10, runtime 134 minutes.
Is (Ab)normal Desire worth watching?
TMDB users rate (Ab)normal Desire 7.3 out of 10 from 16 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch (Ab)normal Desire?
In Japan, (Ab)normal Desire streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Yoshiyuki Kishi
Cast
- Goro Inagaki as Hiroki Terai
- Yui Aragaki as Natsuki Kiryu
- Hayato Isomura as Yoshimichi Sasaki
- Kanta Sato as Daiya Morohashi
- Ayaka Higashino as Yaeko Kobe
- Maho Yamada as Yumi Terai
- Nozomi Bando as Yume Takami
- Shohei Uno as Hideki Kokawa
- Daichi Watanabe as Shū Nishiyama
- Eri Tokunaga as Saori Nasu
- Ryo Iwase as Yohei Yatabe
- Hiroshi Yamamoto as teacher
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