Ototo no Otto (2018)
Also Known As:
弟の夫
おとうとのおっと
弟之夫
Otouto no Otto
Father-daughter
My Brother's Husband
Der Mann meines Bruders
Le Mari de mon frère
Il marito di mio fratello
Director:
Yoshida Teruyuki [吉田照幸]
Original Network:
NHK;
Country:
Japanese
Genres:
BL, Comedy, Family, life, Manga
Status:
Completed
Date aired:
2018
Summary:
Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi’s estranged gay twin, Ryoji.
Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji’s past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented andheartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it’s been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.