Love's Whirlpool

2014 2h 3m JA

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 27

Drama

Synopsis

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A room in a fancy downtown apartment. The evening orgy kicks off with eight men and women meeting for the first time, including an unemployed guy who pays the 20,000 yen party fee with money from his parents, and a female college student whose run-of-the-mill appearance hides a voracious sexual appetite.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sosuke Ikematsu
Isamu Kato (Neet)
Mugi Kadowaki
Satomi Suzuki (University Student)
Kenichi Takitoh
Salaried Man
Eriko Nakamura
Child Care Teacher
Hirofumi Arai
Freeter
Yoko Mitsuya
Office Lady
Muck Akazawa
Regular Costumer
Ryusuke Komakine
Virgin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daisuke Miura
Writers: Daisuke Miura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daisuke Miura, shot by Shin Hayasaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Zensuke Hori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sosuke Ikematsu and Mugi Kadowaki and Kenichi Takitoh carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3108170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daisuke Miura directs. Shin Hayasaka behind the camera. Shogo Kaida scores. Zensuke Hori cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Daisuke Miura, shot by Shin Hayasaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Zensuke Hori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sosuke Ikematsu and Mugi Kadowaki and Kenichi Takitoh carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3108170 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "japan", "eroticism", "orgy", "based on play or musical".