The Shortest Distance Is Round

High school romance arcs rarely come with such awkward arithmetic. A lonely teen and his caring new teacher exchange letters, then a kiss that derails everything. Years later they meet again, one now a teacher in more ways than one, the other just doing math the hard way.

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Daisuke Yamanouchi directed The Shortest Distance Is Round in 2019. See Daisuke Yamanouchi's full filmography, where to start with Daisuke Yamanouchi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Daisuke Yamanouchi.

The Shortest Distance Is Round was released in 2019 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 70 minutes.