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Storyline
This is the modern age where the status of women is said to have improved as compared to the past. Yet, the reality is that women still hesitate to speak the naked truth about their sexuality; those who openly admit enjoying their sexuality are branded as a “bitch,” becoming a target for abuse.
How are women living in modern Japan dealing with the issue of mderon sexuality? Will we see the day when women are truly liberated? This is a documentary film by two women, rookie female director Rina Sobue and featured star Oniyakko Tsubaki.
A controversial film that questions anew womanhood and sexuality in Japan today.
Plot
Starring the entertainer Oniyakko Tsubaki as the interviewer, the film reports on the troubles faced by modern women and the naked truth of their sexuality, revealing a completely new dimension never seen on TV or stage in Japan. The women appearing in this film are all modern women discussing their own experience and true feelings about sexuality. Created for women by women, this is a documentary that dares to challenge the areas few touch.
The director is Rina Sobue, who, as a woman with her own doubts about sexuality, also calls herself “bitch.”
The script was written by Reiko Yuyama, a talented and prolific writer who is also an opinion leader on women’s sexuality, and Yuki Kitahara, who served at “Gokujojikara” on TX. As her directorial debut, Sobue creates a documentary that may shock the Japanese film industry.
CAST
Oniyakko Tsubaki, Jakucho Setou chi, Ryuji Akiyama, Shimako Iwai
Director & Work Data
- Director
- Rina Sobue
- Country
- Japan
- Year
- 2012
- Copyright
- M-THIRTYNINE