The Brutal Hopelessness of Love

The Brutal Hopelessness of Love

2007 · 117 min · ★ 8.5 · Drama

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.

Directed by Takashi Ishii · Written by Takashi Ishii

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Mai Kitajima Nami Tsuchiya
Toshiyuki Nagashima Yōsuke Tsuchiya
Kanji Tsuda Okano
Naoto Takenaka Katsuragi
Yozaburo Ito Shōichi Ogura
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi Muraki
Shun Nakayama Noguchi
Akio Joe Yamagami
Kiriko Shimizu Ogura's wife
Tōru Shinagawa Ōmura
Mikage Junko Kotani

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