One of my favorite movies. I also found it incredibly accurate, when I visited Japan.
No joke, I was out one night in Osaka and got a little drunk. On my walk back to my hotel, some woman popped out at me on a corner and asked, “You like massage?” in a very heavy accent.
I stayed in the Ritz-Carlton in Akasaka and the hotel welcoming process was quite something. Door guy handed me off to a very cute hostess who politely stood next to me and handed me off to the desk clerk. The desk clerk then handed me off to another dude to show me my room.
I watched this film right after I graduated from university where I studied philosophy.
It was beautiful and timely.
Pure magic. One of my all time faves.
Love(d) this movie. People I watched it in the cinema with back in the day thought it was boring. I thought it was amazing.
This is one of those movies that I forget about for a few years and then fall in love again when I do rewatch it. Definitely one of my all time favourites.