The Brutal Hopelessness of Love (2007)

  • NR
  • 03/01/2007 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 57m

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.

Takashi Ishii

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Mai Kitajima's headshot

Mai Kitajima

Nami Tsuchiya
Toshiyuki Nagashima's headshot

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Yōsuke Tsuchiya
Kanji Tsuda's headshot

Kanji Tsuda

Okano
Naoto Takenaka's headshot

Naoto Takenaka

Katsuragi
Ito Yozaburo's headshot

Ito Yozaburo

Shōichi Ogura
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi's headshot

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Muraki
Shun Nakayama's headshot

Shun Nakayama

Noguchi
Akio Joe's headshot

Akio Joe

Yamagami

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