Wheels and Axle
Manami is a female student who hates her wealthy family because they are fake. She meets Jun, a wealthy gay man, in Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku. They go to a male host club together and begin to share a host guy called Seiya.…
In the neon-lit labyrinth of Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku, a world of glittering facades and hidden desires, Manami, a college student suffocating under her wealthy family's hollow pretenses, stumbles into an unexpected connection. She meets Jun, a successful gay man who understands the weight of living a lie. Bonding over their shared disillusionment, they enter a male host club, where they both find themselves drawn to the enigmatic host Seiya. What begins as a shared escape soon blurs the lines of friendship, romance, and self-discovery. This intimate film explores the search for authentic love and belonging in a society obsessed with appearances. With its raw emotional core and a refreshingly honest look at queer and polyamorous dynamics, *Wheels and Axle* is a poignant, slow-burn drama that asks: Can we truly be ourselves when the world expects us to perform?