Anchiporuno (2016)

Japan's oldest major movie studio asks a batch of venerable filmmakers to revive its high-brow soft-core Roman Porno series.

Director:

Sion Sono

Writer:

Sion Sono (screenplay)

Stars:

Ami Tomite, Mariko Tsutsui, Asami

Cast

Credited cast:
Ami Tomite	...	Kyôko
Mariko Tsutsui	...	Noriko
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Asami
Fujiko
Ami Fukuda
Honoka Ishibashi
Yûya Takayama

Storyline

Young artist Kyoko (Ami Tomite) wreaks havoc on everyone that she encounters, her worst being reserved for simpering older assistant Noriko (Mariko Trutsui), whom she routinely humiliates-or at least that's what seems to be happening, before an abrupt about-face. Outrageous rabble-rouser Sono's contribution to the Roman Porno redux series contains plenty of sex, but is also a fourth-wall breaking, experimental study of feminine agency set against outlandish, eye-popping backdrops.

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Plot Keywords:

pubic hair | red pubic hair | painting | toilet | topless female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Freedom? What's that?

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Database Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

29 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anchi-poruno

Company Credits

Production Co:

Django Film,Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in ARfRA: Why are Japanese films so extreme? (2018)

User Reviews

Good Theme, Poor Execution

I don't think it is a masterpiece.

Yes, I can understand the theme even if I'm not familiar with Japanese cinematography. There is a lot of symbolism and it acts as an abstract social commentary and I'm sure it resonates a lot better with the repressed Japanese society than it does with me.

However, this doesn't mean it is a good movie. A similar movie that breaks the fourth wall is Dogville. But that movie makes sense. The plot is interesting. There is coherence to it. It hits you hard, emotionally. The final scene feels right even if it is so wrong. It is a masterpiece compared to this.

This movie is a set of almost random scenes that are connected by an overall theme of feminine repression and sexuality and chaos. It's the movie that critics will look at and say "wow, this is so freakin' deep" when as an experiment in cinematography, is fine, but as a movie, fails dramatically.

Sure, you can think I'm a moron and that I don't understand conceptual cinematography and that this movie is not for a caveman like me. But I've seen similar movies and theatre and I don't mind the idea. The idea and concept are goods. The execution itself is flawed. I should have feel shocked or disgusted or thoughtful or anxious at the end and I'm not. I felt bored. I was asking myself "c'mon, when does this end?". The first part was interesting, especially breaking the fourth wall, but overall, I found it a waste of time.