Shape of My Heart
An older man and a younger woman are forced to negotiate identity, intimacy, and radically different lives after a supernatural body exchange.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- romantic
- intimate
- playful
- date night
- romance movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Henmi Takashi and Yokozawa Satomi unexpectedly switch bodies and must manage the resulting difficulties.
The premise centers on an older man and a younger woman whose relationship develops under extraordinary circumstances.
The plot explicitly contrasts the protagonists' different backgrounds and environments as a source of conflict.
The body-switch premise, together with the film's girls' love context, foregrounds gender, identity, and physical perspective.
Films like Shape of My Heart, and why
Your Name.
shared body-swap premise, romantic tension, and playful exploration of identity
It's a Boy Girl Thing
shared gender-bending body-swap comedy and relationship complications
Freaky
shared supernatural body exchange, fish-out-of-water humor, and coming-of-age intimacy
Movie Details
- Director
- Shinji Imaoka
- Release Date
- 2024-07-06
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (8)
Cast
- Keisuke Koide
- Kei Fubuki
- Manami Shindo
- Yohta Kawase
- Kotaro Tanaka
- Norimasa Fuke
- Araki Futaba
Common questions
- What is Shape of My Heart about?
- An older man and a younger woman are forced to negotiate identity, intimacy, and radically different lives after a supernatural body exchange.
- What is Shape of My Heart like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Shape of My Heart as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Shape of My Heart violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Shape of My Heart.
- Which films are like Shape of My Heart?
- Films with a similar feel include Your Name., It's a Boy Girl Thing, and Freaky.
- How long is Shape of My Heart?
- Shape of My Heart runs 91 minutes.
