A used bookstore romance that ends up somewhere way more complicated than the bargain bin.
Ichiro, a man in his fifties, is having an affair with a younger married woman, Saki. The two met as the owner and customer of a used bookstore and continue their relationship as a married couple for appearances' sake. The two go to a love hotel as usual, but...
Acting
Shishido's silences doing more than the dialogue dares.
Direction
Ozeki understands that hotel rooms are confessionals.
Production
Love hotels as liminal purgatory, shot like memory itself.
Director
Yûjirô Ozeki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pink films in 2024 continue the Roman Porno tradition of using erotic frameworks for social critique, often with more melancholy than titillation.
Director Yûjirô Ozeki is known for finding unexpected vulnerability in actors cast primarily for their physical presence.
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