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Close-Knit

Tomo, an 11-year old girl, discovers her mother has abandoned her. Tomo's uncle and his transgender girlfriend, Rinko, take her in. Together they tackle the task of knitting 108 of Rinko's special hopes and dreams, one stitch at a...

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Naoko Ogigami

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Kai, don't look at me at school.
Everyone will think I'm like you. - Close-Knit

Kai, don't look at me at school. Everyone will think I&...

You poor thing,
to have a mother like that. - Close-Knit

You poor thing, to have a mother like that.

I'm living with someone now. - Close-Knit

I'm living with someone now.

I told her about you.
She's happy to meet my niece. - Close-Knit

I told her about you. She's happy to meet my niece.

Well, it's a little more
complicated than that. - Close-Knit

Well, it's a little more complicated than that.

Sorry to spring this on you, Rinko.
My sister's always been careless. - Close-Knit

Sorry to spring this on you, Rinko. My sister's always ...

HIGH SCORES - Close-Knit

I was so excited Tomo was coming,
I made lots of food. - Close-Knit

I was so excited Tomo was coming, I made lots of food.

Anyone can cook.
You just follow the recipe. - Close-Knit

Anyone can cook. You just follow the recipe.

Tomo-chan,
what foods do you like? - Close-Knit

Tomo-chan, what foods do you like?

Oh, anything.
It's all delicious. - Close-Knit

Oh, anything. It's all delicious.

Sliced dried radish and
clams in soy sauce. - Close-Knit

Sliced dried radish and clams in soy sauce.

Ha! Like some
old dude at a bar. - Close-Knit

Ha! Like some old dude at a bar.

I promise to make you some
while you're here. - Close-Knit

I promise to make you some while you're here.

Oh, now I want to eat clams
in soy sauce! Taiwanese style. - Close-Knit

Oh, now I want to eat clams in soy sauce! Taiwanese style.

Get up from there, Maki-chan! - Close-Knit

Get up from there, Maki-chan!

Maki-chan! Go take a bath! - Close-Knit

Maki-chan! Go take a bath!

Where does he find
that ugly underwear? - Close-Knit

Where does he find that ugly underwear?

No. It's a little far,
but I can walk it. - Close-Knit

No. It's a little far, but I can walk it.

But I'll take tomorrow off and
get stuff from my house. - Close-Knit

But I'll take tomorrow off and get stuff from my house.

Alright, I'll make you a bento. - Close-Knit

Alright, I'll make you a bento.

I was born a boy. - Close-Knit

I was born a boy.

The work on my body's done, - Close-Knit

The work on my body's done,

That was fast, Makio!
Did you wash yourself? - Close-Knit

That was fast, Makio! Did you wash yourself?

I'm Saito of
Samejima Pharmaceuticals. - Close-Knit

I'm Saito of Samejima Pharmaceuticals.

- It's nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you too. - Close-Knit

- It's nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.

Belongs to an honest
but stubborn person. - Close-Knit

Belongs to an honest but stubborn person.

"LUNCH FOR YOU, TOMO-CHAN." - Close-Knit

"LUNCH FOR YOU, TOMO-CHAN."

I won't be back here for a while.
Don't wait for me. - Close-Knit

I won't be back here for a while. Don't wait for m...

I'm sorry. I shouldn't
have pushed you. - Close-Knit

I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed you.

I'd never seen
such a cute bento. - Close-Knit

I'd never seen such a cute bento.

To take my time
and enjoy it later. - Close-Knit

To take my time and enjoy it later.

SEX AND YOUR BODY - Close-Knit

SEX AND YOUR BODY

See the guy in the
red shirt playing soccer? - Close-Knit

See the guy in the red shirt playing soccer?

You didn't lock the door!
What if someone came in? - Close-Knit

You didn't lock the door! What if someone came in?

This is my husband,
Yoshio-kun. - Close-Knit

This is my husband, Yoshio-kun.

Rinko's coworker is sick so
she's filling in for her tonight. - Close-Knit

Rinko's coworker is sick so she's filling in for h...

Makio's working late too,
so they asked me to come. - Close-Knit

Makio's working late too, so they asked me to come.

I made Rinko's first breasts
when she was in 8th grade. - Close-Knit

I made Rinko's first breasts when she was in 8th grade.

How sad it would be - Close-Knit

How sad it would be

I don't care if you're a child.
I'll never forgive you. - Close-Knit

I don't care if you're a child. I'll never fo...

You're like a yakuza! - Close-Knit

You're like a yakuza!

He lost his judo uniform.
And his swimsuit. - Close-Knit

He lost his judo uniform. And his swimsuit.

Of course, you couldn't tell
looking at his grades... - Close-Knit

Of course, you couldn't tell looking at his grades...

Is he blowing us off?
Like PE's not important to him? - Close-Knit

Is he blowing us off? Like PE's not important to him?

We're at a loss over here. - Close-Knit

We're at a loss over here.

It doesn't matter!
PE is mandatory! - Close-Knit

It doesn't matter! PE is mandatory!

I talked with the PE coach
in that ugly track suit. - Close-Knit

I talked with the PE coach in that ugly track suit.

But for now,
here are your fake boobs. - Close-Knit

But for now, here are your fake boobs.

Mom, I brought Tomo. - Close-Knit

Mom, I brought Tomo.

I brought you some
sweet potato cake. - Close-Knit

I brought you some sweet potato cake.

Did Grandma hate my mom? - Close-Knit

Did Grandma hate my mom?

Mom was always
really hard on her. - Close-Knit

Mom was always really hard on her.

Parents and children - Close-Knit

Parents and children

Sometimes they don't get along. - Close-Knit

Sometimes they don't get along.

But I don't think it means
they "hate" each other. - Close-Knit

But I don't think it means they "hate" each o...

In fact, maybe they
love each other so much - Close-Knit

In fact, maybe they love each other so much

Mom said
she abandoned Grandma. - Close-Knit

Mom said she abandoned Grandma.

But if she hadn't,
you wouldn't have been born. - Close-Knit

But if she hadn't, you wouldn't have been born.

After your mom left home, - Close-Knit

After your mom left home,

But when I lived with her, - Close-Knit

But when I lived with her,

I wonder if Mom will
abandon me too. - Close-Knit

I wonder if Mom will abandon me too.

Is someone who can't
get her priorities straight. - Close-Knit

Is someone who can't get her priorities straight.

Rinko, of course!
Isn't it obvious? - Close-Knit

Rinko, of course! Isn't it obvious?

So how did you and
Rinko start dating? - Close-Knit

So how did you and Rinko start dating?

When I saw how gently - Close-Knit

When I saw how gently

What can I say... - Close-Knit

What can I say...

Her beauty - Close-Knit

Of course, when I learned
she used to be a man - Close-Knit

Of course, when I learned she used to be a man

But I'd fallen in love,
and that was that. - Close-Knit

But I'd fallen in love, and that was that.

When you fall for
someone like Rinko, - Close-Knit

When you fall for someone like Rinko,

None of that
makes any difference. - Close-Knit

None of that makes any difference.

Just give her a rice ball
and she'll be fine! - Close-Knit

Just give her a rice ball and she'll be fine!

Such a good little baby. - Close-Knit

Such a good little baby.

Compared to real ones, - Close-Knit

Compared to real ones,

Clams in soy sauce - Close-Knit

Clams in soy sauce

Tomo, you didn't
put away the Wii. - Close-Knit

Tomo, you didn't put away the Wii.

Come on. You know
you're supposed to put it away. - Close-Knit

Come on. You know you're supposed to put it away.

- Does the next one go under?
- No, it goes over. - Close-Knit

- Does the next one go under? - No, it goes over.

Your beauty is
gushing out from within. - Close-Knit

Your beauty is gushing out from within.

But my fiancé and I
are so poor, it sucks! - Close-Knit

But my fiancé and I are so poor, it sucks!

We're trying to keep it simple
but everything costs so much. - Close-Knit

We're trying to keep it simple but everything costs so ...

He said I should
bake our wedding cake! - Close-Knit

He said I should bake our wedding cake!

To save money!
Can you believe that jerk? - Close-Knit

To save money! Can you believe that jerk?

I doubt we'll even
make it to the big day. - Close-Knit

I doubt we'll even make it to the big day.

I don't know.
He's such a bonehead. - Close-Knit

I don't know. He's such a bonehead.

Tomo, anything you want
to eat today? - Close-Knit

Tomo, anything you want to eat today?

Oh, go get me some
dishwashing soap. - Close-Knit

Oh, go get me some dishwashing soap.

Listen. If you need help,
come over anytime. - Close-Knit

Listen. If you need help, come over anytime.

Maybe it's not my business, - Close-Knit

Maybe it's not my business,

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Tomo, an 11-year old girl, discovers her mother has abandoned her. Tomo's uncle and his transgender girlfriend, Rinko, take her in. Together they tackle the task of knitting 108 of Rinko's special hopes and dreams, one stitch at a...

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Director: Naoko Ogigami

Writer: Naoko Ogigami

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Feb 2017

Awards: 10 wins & 2 nominations

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