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RUNTIME
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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Sexual Drive
"A Japanese triptych about sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires."
2021 1h 10m JA
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 35
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Designer Enatsu worries about his sexless life. Office worker Akane is getting ready to return to work while undergoing rehab at home for panic attacks. Elite advertising agent Ikeyama wants to end his relationship with his lover. A shabby man named Kurita appears before all three with a secret.
“A Japanese triptych about sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires.”
Cast
Tateto Serizawa
Kurita
Ryo Ikeda
Enatsu
Manami Hashimoto
Megumi
Honami Sato
Akane
Mukau Nakamura
Akane's Husband
Shogen
Ikeyama
Rina Takeda
Momoko
Takashi Nishina
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kōta Yoshida
- Writers
- Kōta Yoshida
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 5 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kōta Yoshida, shot by Masafumi Seki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kōta Yoshida 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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Tateto Serizawa and Ryo Ikeda and Manami Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A Japanese triptych about sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt13886770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kōta Yoshida directs. Masafumi Seki behind the camera. Kōta Yoshida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 5 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Kōta Yoshida, shot by Masafumi Seki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Kōta Yoshida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Tateto Serizawa and Ryo Ikeda and Manami Hashimoto carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "A Japanese triptych about sex, aphrodisiac foods and secret desires.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt13886770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Masafumi Seki
- Editing
- Kōta Yoshida
- Makeup / hair
- AKAI Mizuki
- Sound
- Mikisuke Shimazu
- Runtime
- 70 min · 1h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Kōta Yoshida
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- SH
Shaiker
JP
Key crew
- EditorKōta Yoshida
- Makeup ArtistAKAI Mizuki
- Sound DesignerMikisuke Shimazu
- Sound DesignerMasato Komaki
- Sound DesignerMori Igarashi
- MusicAkira Matsumoto
- ProducerTsuyoshi Gotô
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sexual desire
- pink film
- aphrodisiac
- exploring sexuality
- sexual desires
- lack of sex
- questioning sexuality
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2021-08-05· Fantasia International Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- 舌尖上的高潮TW
- 性的衝動JP
- セクシャルドライブJP
- 舌尖上的高潮HK
