Duration: 106mins
Content
Ami Ninomiya, a high diver, and Keisuke Yamamoto, a swimmer, are both students of the same high school, meet for the first time accidentally in campus. "Murderer!" is the first word cast by Aki at Keisuke, but the terrible word heralds the everlasting friendship between the two young souls. Their families run Japanese-style confectionery stores, a rival to each other, for generations. In their swimming club, excellent athletes are training every day, aiming to win the All-Japan Championship. They include Ogata, the ace diver and Keisuke's best friend, and Kaori, the national women's high diving championship holder. They spend days in tears and laughter, encouraging each other, competing with each other.
Aki and Keisuke are hostile to each other at first, but their passion for swimming gradually melts their cold hearts, and they find each other attractive. But Aki is engaged to an older swimmer, Hiroki Nakanishi, the all-Japan freestyle champion, who is a hero to Keisuke. The two boys consider each other a rival in love."
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