Antiporno

"Freedom? What's that?"

2017 1h 16m JA

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 456

DramaMystery

Synopsis

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Kyôko, a traumatized young Japanese girl, finds herself struggling with her self-confidence in her adult life. Growing up in a family without her mother and her sister, she constantly questions the rationale of sex and the notion of liberty in modern Japanese society.

“Freedom? What's that?”

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Cast

Ami Tomite
Kyoko Suzuki
Mariko Tsutsui
Noriko
Honoka
Suzy Z
Yûya Takayama
Tsuyoshi Suzuki
Fujiko
One Hundred
Ayaka Sasaki
Manami Usamaru
Tomo Uchino
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sion Sono
Writers: Sion Sono
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Maki Ito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Ami Tomite and Mariko Tsutsui and Honoka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Freedom? What's that?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5973032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sion Sono directs. Maki Ito behind the camera. Susumu Akizuki scores. Junichi Ito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Maki Ito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Susumu Akizuki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Junichi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ami Tomite and Mariko Tsutsui and Honoka carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Freedom? What's that?".
8IMDB entry: tt5973032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "japan", "pornography", "sex scandal", "hallucination".
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.