Something Like It

Something Like It

1981 · 103 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy

Life seems to be good for Shintoto, an up-and-coming rakugo artist who has just had his first sexual experience at a local brothel. Lucky for him, he gets to date the beautiful sex worker he meets that day, and a younger high school rakugo aficionado is also vying for his attention. But for clumsy, heart-on-his-sleeve Shintoto, life doesn’t stay rosy for long.

Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita · Written by Yoshimitsu Morita

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