Based on Makoto Takayama's semi-autobiographical novel, director Daishi Matsunaga's Egoist is a uniquely sexy and heartfelt drama about family. Kosuke (Ryohei Suzuki), a fashion magazine editor in his mid-thirties, revels in the blessings of his comfortable lifestyle. When he hires Ryuta (Hio Miyazawa), a personal trainer, in order to get into shape, he gets more than he bargained for. The two fall in love, but when Kosuke discovers Ryuta secretly works as an escort to provide for himself and his mother, the two men strike a financial agreement. However, when tragedy strikes, Kosuke and Ryuta's mother grow closer and must confront a new future together.
Jamie (Isaac Krasner) finds his dream camping trip ruined, before it begins, when he learns that his cousin is bringing her new boyfriend. However, his initial jealousy of the competent and confident Dan (David Johnson III) quickly turns into a friendship as they bond over cooking, games and both being 'big boys.' As his burgeoning crush gets him into awkward scrapes and arguments, Jamie begins to come to terms with who he is, and his desires.
Director Corey Sherman takes us back to our childhood with this heartwarming coming-of-age tale.
"In all my travels throughout the universe I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have stayed here! The oldest civilisation: decadent, degenerate, and rotten to the core."
A CGI tour through the circus set used for Doctor Who's The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, in a marquee at BBC Elstree, in 1988!