FRAMELINE50: Tiger

the vibe

A vivid snapshot of queer life in contemporary Japan, set beneath the blinding neon-lit bulbs of Tokyo, Tiger centers on a 35-year-old erotic masseur named Taiga (played by the equally sensitive and sensual Takashi Kawaguchi). While trying to revive his unsatisfying love life and navigate complicated family dynamics at the same time, Taiga is also attempting to parlay his massage skills into on-camera sex work — a task that sounded much easier than it ends up being.On top of his romantic and…