Call Boy

Ryo Morinaka is a restless university student drifting through part-time jobs and a life of muted routine until a friend introduces him to the world of paid companionship. Drawn into working at a hostess-style bar, Ryo navigates a new identity as a call boy, oscillating between awkward innocence and a growing mastery of performance as he learns to read and satisfy his clients. The film traces his physical and emotional transformation with frankness, following his encounters that blur the lines between intimacy, transaction, and self-discovery.

More than a racy drama, the story probes themes of desire, loneliness, and the commodification of human connection, asking what it means to perform masculinity in contemporary society. Through understated direction and a restrained central performance, the movie offers a provocative, sometimes uncomfortable look at how people barter affection and how such exchanges reshape their sense of self.