Yokubo 欲望 (2005)

Yokubo - After falling completely in love with ITAYA Yuka in Tokyo.Sora, I decided that it wouldn't be too bad to watch this before calling it a night. Of course, it had come to my attention that she bared all in this picture, so even as bourgeois and phony as this movie is, it wasn't a complete waste of time. Actually, it's a bit impressive, even if that goddamn choral introduction makes you lose control of your emotions. These chick flicks are like mind-control. They present us with a world that is so dreamy, so much more wonderful than the dreariness of real, industrial life. To begin with, Itaya is a woman whom it is very easy to fall in love with (due to her immense beauty), so watching it, you're beginning to love her as well. And being a woman's picture, she is centralized in the narrative, having autonomy and general dominance over the men. The men, mostly all of them, are quite pathetic. There is No-se who's married, but is sort of brutish and obviously can't commit to her, and then Itaya's character, Ruiko, falls into the arms of Masami, who is completely impotent. So, the world rests on her shoulders. But overall, it is very mature romance, but the Hallmark quality makes it worth skipping. (I wish my life was always in soft focus.)