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The Brutal Hopelessness of Love
The Brutal Hopelessness of Love
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  2. The Brutal Hopelessness of Love

The Brutal Hopelessness of Love

Original Title: 人が人を愛することのどうしようもなさ

2007
1h 57m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2007

Runtime

1h 57m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Mar 1, 2007
Languages
Japanese
Director
Takashi Ishii
Takashi Ishii
Production
Toei Video Company
Toei Video Company
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Mai Kitajima

Mai Kitajima

Nami Tsuchiya

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Yōsuke Tsuchiya

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Okano

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Katsuragi

Ito Yozaburo

Ito Yozaburo

Shōichi Ogura

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Muraki

Shun Nakayama

Shun Nakayama

Noguchi

Akio Joe

Yamagami

Kiriko Shimizu

Kiriko Shimizu

Ogura's wife

Tōru Shinagawa

Tōru Shinagawa

Ōmura

Mikage

Mikage

Junko Kotani

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