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A NEW LOVE IN TOKYO
1994
Director
Banmei Takahashi
Starring
Reiko Kataoka
Sawa Suzuki
Aya Sugimoto
Runtime
115 minutes
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At the terminus of the Japanese Bubble era – evoked brilliantly here by neon-lit streets and chic interiors – Ayumi, a call girl, and Rei, a seasoned dominatrix, bring viewers into their nocturnal orbit, into a life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, camaraderie and the joys of hanging out in the then-thriving – and perpetually horny – districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Marketed in some territories as a quasi-sequel to Ryu Murakami’s moody TOKYO DECADENCE (1992), Banmei Takahashi’s A NEW LOVE IN TOKYO unfolds as its tonal opposite: less a somber sexploitation film than an unexpectedly sex-positive workplace comedy ripe for rediscovery.
Marketed in some territories as a quasi-sequel to Ryu Murakami’s moody TOKYO DECADENCE (1992), Banmei Takahashi’s A NEW LOVE IN TOKYO unfolds as its tonal opposite: less a somber sexploitation film than an unexpectedly sex-positive workplace comedy ripe for rediscovery.