Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter(2005)

Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter Synopsis

During the late Tokugawa period, tensions between the bakufu and Chōshū clan are rising due to arguments over how to deal with foreigners in Japan. However, unlike the rest of the Chōshū clan members, Touma Kusaka wants Japan to develop good relations with foreign nations. To achieve this, he attempts to learn English behind his clan's back. A man named Keiichirou Akizuki decides to become Kusaka's teacher, but their relationship soon grows into something stronger, despite the fact that Akizuki works for Kusaka's clan's enemy, the Tokugawa bakufu.

Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter (2005) is a animation film directed by Yoshihisa Matsumoto, released on May 27, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Toshiyuki Morikawa, Shin-ichiro Miki and Showtaro Morikubo.