The Brutal Hopelessness of Love (2007)
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.
Director:
Takashi Ishii
Writer:
Takashi Ishii
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Mai Kitajima as Nami Tsuchiya |
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Toshiyuki Nagashima as Yōsuke Tsuchiya |
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Kanji Tsuda as Okano |
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Naoto Takenaka as Katsuragi |
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Ito Yozaburo as Shōichi Ogura |
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Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Muraki |
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Shun Nakayama as Noguchi |
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Akio Joe as Yamagami |
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Kiriko Shimizu as Ogura's wife |
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Tōru Shinagawa as Ōmura |
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Mikage as Junko Kotani |
| Directing | Takashi Ishii | Director |
| Writing | Takashi Ishii | Screenplay |
| Camera | Yasushi Sasakibara | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rokurō Terada | Director of Photography |
| Art | Teru Yamazaki | Art Direction |
| Sound | Goro Yasukawa | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Mineharu Kitamura | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Kenji Ushiba | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Yûji Murayama | Editor |
