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The Brutal Hopelessness of Love (2007)
Directed by Takashi Ishii
Overview
Famous movie actress Nami is being interviewed by a magazine reporter about her new film in which the plot resembles her real life. Her actor husband Yosuke has an affair with a young actress Junko whereas in the movie, Nami acts as an actress whose husband has an extramarital relationship with a young girl, with Yosuke as the husband and Junko as the new girl friend. In the course of the interview, Nami falls into deep thoughts and flashbacks about her lascivious encounters with strangers in a night train, in the movie as in the reality. Despite whether her intention is to revenge her husband or to satisfy her own desires, Nami demonstrates bewitching charm in a series of intercourse with different men, positions and locations. Director Takashi Ishii attempts to explore female sexual psychology through perfect blends of aesthetic nudity and violence.
Length 117 minutes
Actors
Mai Kitajima | Toshiyuki Nagashima | Kanji Tsuda | Naoto Takenaka | Ito Yozaburo | Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi | Shun Nakayama | Akio Joe | Kiriko Shimizu | Tôru Shinagawa | Mikage