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What Did You Eat Yesterday?

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Representation Score

8.4/10

Excellent

2021

NR

Director

Kazuhito Nakae

Runtime

120 minutes

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The film stands out for its realistic portrayal of a stable, same-sex relationship, moving beyond typical coming-out narratives. By focusing on the routine of meal preparation, it celebrates the beauty of everyday life. While the story promotes domestic equality and challenges traditional gender roles, it remains confined to a homogeneous cultural setting. Its urban Japanese context naturally limits racial diversity. Overall, the film succeeds by integrating the protagonists' identities into their daily lives, presenting a nuanced view of modern identity through slice-of-life storytelling.

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Category Breakdown

Does What Did You Eat Yesterday? have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The film centers on a long-term, same-sex male relationship, avoiding typical tragic storylines and focusing on the everyday complexities of companionship. Intimacy is woven into daily life, showing sexual orientation as a normal part of identity.

How does What Did You Eat Yesterday? portray gender?

Good

The movie challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting equal domestic responsibilities. Shared cooking and caregiving roles emphasize mutual support rather than traditional provider and nurturer roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is What Did You Eat Yesterday??

Fair

The cast and setting are predominantly Japanese, reflecting a culturally specific perspective on queer domestic life. There is no significant racial diversity, which is a natural reflection of the urban Japanese context.

How does What Did You Eat Yesterday? represent religion and culture?

Good

The film focuses on the stability of a non-traditional, queer household, rejecting idealized family structures. It presents a nuanced view of modern identity through the lens of the private home.

Does What Did You Eat Yesterday? include disability representation?

Fair

The film does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities. It neither contributes to nor detracts from this category, maintaining a neutral stance.

Present on Screen

  • Centers on a long-term, stable same-sex male relationship.
  • Highlights equal domestic responsibilities between partners.
  • Avoids common queer tragedy clichés, focusing on normalized intimacy.

Limited or Absent

  • Limited racial diversity within the cast.
  • No representation of characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Kenji is overjoyed when his usually thrifty boyfriend takes him on a trip to Kyoto for his birthday, but the trip ends up uncovering a painful topic.

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