Shabondama Elegy (1999)
Genre: Drama / Experimental
Duration: 86 minuten
Alternative title: Tokyo Elegy
Country:
Netherlands / Japan
Directed by: Aryan Kaganof
Stars: Thom Hoffman, Mai Hoshino and Kiyomi Itō
IMDb score:
4,2 (278)
Releasedate: 14 August 1999
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Shabondama Elegy plot
"Seven Days in the Snake Pit"
Experimental feature film set in Tokyo and about the extremely passionate love between the criminal Jack (Thom Hoffman) and the 20-year-old porn star Keiko. Just released from prison, Jack's life is insecure because both the police and a Yakusa boss want to kill him. He goes into hiding with Keiko, a porn star (played by a porn star famous in Japan) he met in a bar. The film is a mixture of fiction, documentary, crime, cult and porn films. During the filming in Tokyo, Thom Hoffman and actress Mai Hoshino lived together in an apartment. Two digital cameras recorded their lives 24 hours a day. The footage was used for the film.
Actors and actresses
Jack
Keiko
Reiko
Yakuza boss
Psychiatrist
Detective
Tattoo master
Pizza delivery
Candle artist
Keiko's father
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