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The Brutal Hopelessness of Love

Dir. Takashi Ishii·2007·1h 57m

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.

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The Brutal Hopelessness of Love (2007)

Takashi Ishii

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1h 57m
Cross-source blend ~85/100

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Countries

Japan

Ratings

TMDB users

8.5/10

2 votes

Rating consensus

85/100 blend

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Warm reception overall — weighted ~85/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Mai Kitajima

Nami Tsuchiya

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Yōsuke Tsuchiya

Kanji Tsuda

Okano

Naoto Takenaka

Katsuragi

Ito Yozaburo

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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