Summary
Three tales that center around sex and citizens of Tokyo: A repressed woman embraces her sexuality, ("Birthday"), an unexpected reunion disrupts a sex worker's routine ("Night Lovers"), and a sex blogger discovers connection in the depths of loneliness ("Girl's Life").
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 77
IMDb6.3
Running time
2 h 7 min
Longer than most dramas, +18 min on the typical 109
typical 109127Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2004
September 24, 2004
22 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Naoto Kumazawa Director, Screenplay
- Masato Ishioka Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Hisako Kurosawa Screenplay
- Yoko Urayama Screenplay
Production · 5
- Fumiaki Furuya Producer
- Yukio Nihira Producer
- Tomohiro Kobayashi Producer
- Hiromitsu Suzuki Producer
- Kenji Komatsu Production Supervisor
Sound · 1
- Yasushi Eguchi Sound Recordist
Other crew · 1
- Atsuhiro Nabeshima Cinematography
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