Responses
the attraction seemed clear to me ? Well it was subtle but Imamura wanted Sakuragi to be happy, he was worried about him and I think it's enough to start a love. Then Sakuragi was touched by Imamura's honesty and felt at ease with him more than before.... Which is also enough to start a love, their feelings could very well develop from that, (their first night was an act of desire, feelings came after it) I don't know of an attraction that can be understood with only one thing
Different personalities often make the perfect partners which can be theoretically odd considering the possibility of personality clashes. However in real life, being different is often compatible in terms of dealing with life and expression of emotions.
I found the interaction of the screenwriter and the amateur actor-imamura to be realistic and believable; the insecurities of being not good enough and the plausible chance that the screenwriter can make it in the entertainment industry when every body is criticizing his life will affect this person self esteem. As a relationship, I found theirs to be plain albeit tender and kind, but it lacks the satisfaction of being a solid relationship because we never understood the attraction. It could be due to the fact that their relationship seems rushed and quite too good to be true even in the wildest dreams