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Just when Haruto and Aoyama finally confess their feelings and step into a hard-won romance, Aoyama vanishes without a trace. The very next day, a mysterious man named Shibahara appears, claiming to hold all the answers about Aoyama's past and sudden disappearance. As Haruto dives into a dangerous search entangled with yakuza, blackmail, and buried secrets, the lines between love, obsession, and survival blur. This second installment in *The Shortest Distance Is Round* series cranks up the emotional stakes and delivers a raw, unflinching look at what happens when desire meets darkness.

Yamanouchi Daisuke

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Mukai Riku

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Kunogi Takashi

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Hattori Muo

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Cima

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Takemoto Taishi

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dark_romance_junkie

October 2024

6/10

I wanted to love this, but the story felt all over the place. Aoyama's disappearance could have been a great mystery, but instead it's bogged down by random yakuza subplots that go nowhere. The emotional beats land if you're deeply invested in the characters, but as a standalone narrative it's messy.

cherry_blossom_love

March 2025

8/10

I'm a total sucker for angsty love, and this delivered. Haruto's desperate search for Aoyama broke my heart, and the few moments they share are electric. Yes, it's dark and explicit, but that's exactly what I signed up for.

pink_film_connoisseur

July 2024

7/10

Visually, it's a treat for fans of the pink film aesthetic—neon lights, rain-soaked streets, and intimate close-ups. The lighting choices perfectly mirror the emotional turmoil. It's not polished like a big-budget production, but the raw, indie vibe adds to the grit.

ethically_critical

December 2024

4/10

I struggle with how freely the film throws around blackmail and coercion in the name of passion. There's very little self-awareness about the toxic dynamics, and the explicit scenes often feel exploitative rather than romantic. I appreciate the attempt at a dark story, but it crossed a line for me.

ost_listener_89

January 2025

5/10

The soundtrack has a few haunting piano pieces that fit the melancholy mood, but most of the time the sound design is just ambient noise. I was hoping for a standout theme song to carry the emotional weight, but it fell flat.

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