Pornostar
| Director | Toshiaki Toyoda |
|---|---|
| Year | 1998 |
| Country | Japan |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Language |
Japanese
In Japanese with English subtitles
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| Format | DCP |
| TMDB | View entry |
Synopsis
In this “lost” film from Japan’s Lost Decade, kids rule the love hotel and arcade-lined streets of Shibuya. That is until a steely-eyed loner (an inscrutable Chihara Junia) sets out on a violent spree which helps him find purpose — or not — in a two-front battle against skateboarding teens and the Yakuza. PORNOSTAR is a debut befitting director Toshiaki Toyoda’s belief that “the source of imagination and creativity is anger.” Featuring the brooding guitars of Japanese band Dip, this scuzzfest of angst and 20th-century malaise is more than due for a rediscovery.
Listed at AFS
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