My Sunshine (film)

My Sunshine (ぼくのお日さま, Boku No Ohisama) is a Japanese drama film, directed by Hiroshi Okuyama and released in 2024.

Premise
My Sunshine centres on Takuya (Koshiyama) and Sakura (Nakanishi), a young boy and girl who are training together as ice dancers under the tutelage of Arakawa (Ikematsu), a gay figure skating coach.

Cast

 * Keitatsu Koshiyama as Takuya
 * Kiara Nakanishi as Sakura
 * Sosuke Ikematsu as Arakawa
 * Ryuya Wakaba
 * Yunho
 * Maho Yamada

Production
To garner natural performances, Okuwaya did not provide a script to the film's young actors prior to filming. Actors were given the bare minimum dialogue once on set and asked to improvise the rest of their lines.

Release
The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was named as a nominee for the Queer Palm.

Critical reception
Pete Hammond of Deadline characterized My Sunshine as a "quiet and lilting charmer of a coming-of-age story."