Love's Whirlpool
Six strangers meet at an underground sex club in Japan for a night of anonymous pleasure. While first-timers and regulars collide, each member’s attitude towards sex and satisfaction becomes challenged as their kinks and inhibitions begin to reveal more than they were initially willing to let on.
Adapted from the critically acclaimed play of the same name, LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL explores Japan’s fuzoku (sex industry) with candor, humor and freewheeling indecency. “Stylishly shot and explicit,” Daisuke Miura’s foray into the city’s erotic underbelly provides “great thrills, both erotic and comedic, as well as genuine emotion” (Screen Anarchy).
Cast
- Sôsuke Ikematsu
- Mugi Kadowaki
- Ken'ichi Takitô
- Eriko Nakamura
- Hirofumi Arai
- Yôko Mitsuya
Blu-ray Features
Interview with director Daisuke Miura.
16-page booklet with essay by film historian Samm Deighan.
Discs: 1
- "Love's Whirlpool, is definitely the real deal, offering great thrills, both erotic and comedic, as well as genuine emotion."
- "Stylishly shot and explicit without becoming exploitative or sleazy, Miura’s film proves a refreshingly nuanced, mature take on modern sexual behaviour "
- "Love’s Whirlpool is easily the most interesting adult drama in a long time, and it also looks stylish as hell."
- "Equally sensual, contextually intriguing, and well shot... an overall excellent movie."
Awards & Recognition
Newcomer of Year
Awards of the Japanese Academy
Best Actor
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
Best New Actress
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Kinema Junpo Awards
Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Japan Cuts - New York
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