Aichaku (2024)

 Considering all the rumors around this movie, Aichaku, I have to say I was expecting something more sexy. Said that, the movie, even without basically sex, is really nice, really sweet, and, I don't know, real? These are just four days in the life of two strangers, but in those four days their life will be completed overturned. Despite the tought men appeareance of both men, Lucas, an American teacher living in Japan, is actually really sweet, really cute, and totally gay. Probably living in rural Japan, him being gay is not so clear to the villagers, but the people who need to know, do. On the other hand, Ken, half American/half Japanese, has lost all his Western traits, probably since he was abandoned by his American mother when he was just one month old. He wants to learn English, and his sort of attracted by Lucas, I think right because Lucas is part of those roots Ken has lost. As I said their meeting is a big event in their life, and it's also very physical from the very first night, but we don't "see" it: they kiss, deeply, and then they wake up in bed together the morning after. I sort of feel like I wanted something more, because the director wasn't shy in showing as naked showers and baths in an onsen, so I really don't understand why suddenly becoming shy when they are intimate. Anyway, it's an HEA, and it was not a given. You can watch on GagaOOLala and Prime (amzn.to/4gF1xHz). Heat Level: 3/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds