Hold Your Breath Like a Lover (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, Hold Your Breath Like a Lover is a drama film directed by Igarashi Kohei, running about 85 minutes.

What it’s about. December 30th, 2017. Two years before the Tokyo Olympics, due to a revision of the Constitution, a National Defense Force is created in Japan and it starts military operations. In an incineration plant, a dog goes lost, but when Tani goes looking for him, she finds nothing. In the plant, Yanais takes down the Christmas decorations and replaces them with the ones for New Year. Gou, addicted to survival games, comes to the plant during the night and starts playing video games with Ken, even if it is his day off. In the meantime, Adachi is just watching their game to kill time. However, all these men share similar problems: pregnancy, adultery, family issues and a friend who died in the war. Meanwhile, Tani, who is troubled with her immoral relationship with Adachi, begins to feel that her father, who was the plant’s manager and is supposed to be dead, seems to be around somehow.

Who’s in it. Hold Your Breath Like a Lover stars Taniguchi Ran as Tani, Yusuke Inaba as Ken, Gôichi Mine as Gou and Tomomitsu Adachi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Hold Your Breath Like a Lover has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hold Your Breath Like a Lover page.

If you liked it. Fans of Hold Your Breath Like a Lover tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.